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December 22, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced a series of key policy and funding wins in legislation setting federal spending.

The bill, which is slated to become law as part of a year-end government funding package, includes billions of dollars for programs and priorities Espaillat has advanced over the past few years.

December 19, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement after receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID19 vaccine today at the United States Capitol.

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"Our nation's leading scientists and researchers have developed a vaccine that has been tested and produced based on science to meet our highest standards of safety and effectiveness," said Rep. Espaillat.

Issues:Healthcare
November 18, 2020


WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on passage of his bill, the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act, which would allocate nearly $75,000,000 per year from 2021 through 2025 to improve security cooperation with Caribbean nations and combat illicit drug trafficking, support justice sector reform and strengthen the rule of law, and address instability caused by natural disasters.

November 18, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Hoy, el congresista Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) y la senadora federal Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) instaron al Senado a tomar medidas inmediatas sobre la Ley de Viviendas para Sobrevivientes de Grandes Desastres, un proyecto de ley bipartidista que encabezaron con la Rep.

Issues:Housing
November 18, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) urged the Senate to take swift action on the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act, a bipartisan bill they led with Rep. Jenniffer González Colón (PR-At-Large) which clarifies and modernizes federal housing assistance programs used in Puerto Rico and elsewhere after natural disasters, which was passed by the House of Representatives this afternoon:

Issues:Housing
November 2, 2020

NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced winners of this year's Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an annual competition that engages students in STEM coding and computer science.

The Congressional App Challenge is open to all middle and high school students in New York's 13th Congressional District. Participants in the contest submitted videos of their app demonstrations, which were judged by an independent panel of educators and entrepreneurs.

Issues:Education
November 2, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Hank Johnson (GA-04) held a virtual press conference today to address the disturbing allegations related to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Irwin County, Georgia.

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November 2, 2020

NEW YORK, NY – A principios de este mes, el congresista Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) se unió a Robit Arora, CEO y cofundador de Biz2Credit, Inc., y a su colega del Comité de Pequeñas Empresas, el congresista Kevin Hern (OK-01) para discutir sobre el apoyo federal para las pequeñas empresas durante la crisis del COVID-19.
Después de su discusión, el Rep. Espaillat (NY-13) compartió la siguiente declaración:

Issues:Labor
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Biz2 Espaillat and Hern
November 2, 2020

NEW YORK, NY – Earlier this month, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) joined Robit Arora, CEO and Co-Founder of Biz2Credit, Inc., and his Small Business Committee colleague Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) to discuss Federal support for small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis.

Following their discussion, Rep. Espaillat (NY-13) shared the following statement:

Issues:Labor
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November 30th Service Academies
November 2, 2020

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced open applications for incoming district high school seniors to attend the U.S. Service Academies.

"I encourage all eligible high school seniors in my district to submit applications to be considered for placement to attend any of the U.S. Service Academies to have an opportunity to serve our country," said Rep. Espaillat (NY-13).