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July 26, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Los congresistas Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) y Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) introdujeron una resolución a principios de este mes para honrar la vida y el legado del difunto líder de justicia ambiental Cecil Corbin-Mark. Cecil Corbin-Mark fue el exdirector adjunto de Iniciativas Políticas en WE ACT for Environmental Justice (Nosotros Actuamos por Justicia Ambiental). Anteriormente, en 2021, el Rep. Espaillat introdujo la Resolución de Justicia Ambiental Cecil Corbin-Mark en honor a su vida.

July 21, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC --Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) introduced a resolution earlier this month to honor the life and legacy of the late environmental justice leader Cecil Corbin-Mark. Cecil Corbin-Mark was the former Deputy Director of Policy Initiatives at WE ACT for Environmental Justice. Previously in 2021, Rep. Espaillat introduced the Cecil Corbin-Mark Environmental Justice Resolution in honor of his life.

July 19, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) delivered the following remarks during the House Committee on Appropriations hearing in support of his National Latino Museum Amendment to defend federal funding for development of the museum

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July 18, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced the Candidate Voice Fraud Prohibition Act, new legislation aimed at regulating the use of AI to prohibit false political communications.

July 10, 2023

NEW YORK, NYRepresentatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Don Bacon (NE-02) have reintroduced the Harvesting Knowledge Act for the 118th Congress. This legislation aims to support urban agriculture education—a critical yet often overlooked curriculum that will jumpstart students’ interest and careers in sustainable agricultural technology.

July 10, 2023

BY REP. ADRIANO ESPAILLAT (D-N.Y.), OPINION CONTRIBUTOR - 06/02/23 3:00 PM ET

The reproductive rights landscape has shifted throughout the Americas in the last few years, with progress to decriminalize and ensure sexual and reproductive health. However, there are still too many countries where total abortion bans are fatal for pregnant women.

July 5, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – On the last day of Gun Violence Awareness Month, U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), along with Senator Cory Booker (NJ), joined Reps. Barbara Lee (CA-12), Robin Kelly (IL-02), Mike Thompson (CA-04), Cori Bush (MO-01), and Maxwell Frost (FL-10) on a letter with over 50 of their colleagues urging HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to publish a report to uplift the urgency of addressing gun violence as a threat to our nation’s public health.

June 30, 2023

NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement regarding the latest Supreme Court rulings decided this week.

"I am deeply disheartened by the latest slate of rulings from this far-right, extreme Supreme Court that seeks to roll back decades of progress we have made as a nation," said Rep. Espaillat. "To deny service to anyone based on who they love is an affront to our American values and a bigoted violation of the basic rights we all deserve simply because we are human.