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August 24, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement following House passage of the FY2022 Budget Resolution, which includes instructions to include for immigration reform provisions. As co-chairs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Immigration Executive Orders and Budget Reconciliation Sub-Task Force, Rep.Espaillat and Rep.

Issues:Immigration
August 23, 2021

This week, I will be returning to Washington, DC to continue our work for the American people, and look forward to supporting the rule for the FY22 budget resolution and the resolution itself which contains instructions for the budget reconciliation process. This is an important step and will allow Congress to start drafting bill language for the budget reconciliation package and will provide a once-in-a-generation opportunity to enact critical policies for our nation and millions of Americans.

August 23, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after calling on the Chairs of the House and Senate Budget and Agriculture Committees to allocate $100 million in additional funding for the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), and the Women, Infants, and Children Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP).

August 20, 2021

For most of her life Debra Willett had a vague idea about who her grandfather was. She knew he had fought in France in World War I at some point.

But she didn’t grasp the importance of what her grandfather, who died in 1956, had accomplished until she began doing some genealogy research in 1998.

August 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat(NY-13), David Cicilline (RI-01), and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led 93 of their colleagues in submitting a bicameral public comment letter in support of a proposed rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Ex

August 16, 2021

NEW YORK, NY – Today, at the 369th Infantry Regiment in Harlem, New York, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) joined Representative Tom Suozzi (NY-03), along with U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to announce legislation awarding the Harlem Hellfighters the Congressional Gold Medal will soon be signed into law by President Joe Biden.

Photos from the event can be found here.

August 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Senate Democrats released the FY2022 Budget Resolution text, which includes instructions for immigration reform provisions. Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Raul Ruiz, M.D. and CHC Immigration Executive Orders and Budget Reconciliation Sub-Task Force Co-Chairs Reps. Adriano Espaillat and Veronica Escobar released the following joint statement:

Issues:Immigration
August 10, 2021

Aug 9 (Reuters) - Four members of the U.S. Congress working to abolish capital punishment wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday to ask that he order Department of Justice attorneys to stop seeking the death penalty.

August 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), along with Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) and Cori Bush (MO-01) sent a letter to Department of Justice Attorney General Judge Merrick B.

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Job fair
August 7, 2021

WASHINGTON, DCRepresentative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host a virtual career fair for residents of New York’s 13th Congressional District on both Wednesday, August 11th and Thursday, August 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT).

Issues:Labor