Civil Rights and Equality
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in recognition of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to reiterate his call to the Senate to defend our democracy with passage of the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, which passed in the House last week.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) marked the first time in six months that families will not receive the expanded and improved monthly Child Tax Credit by calling for the passage of the Build Back Better Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on House and Senate Democrats’ efforts to protect the sacred right to vote in light of Republican voter suppression efforts across the country:
Watch video of Rep. Espaillat’s remarks on the United States House Floor.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary since the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol:
“Today marks one year since the attack on the United States Capitol, and I will never forget the events that occurred during one of the darkest days in the history of our democracy and one of the most solemn days of my tenure in public service,” said Rep. Espaillat.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced a resolution recognizing the first revolt of enslaved people in the Americas, when Africans revolted against colonial powers in the Caribbean – the Santo Domingo Slave Revolt of Dec. 26, 1521, starting at a sugar plantation owned by Diego Columbus, the son of Christopher Columbus.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced the inclusion of provisions of his billH.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Lou Correa (CA-46), and Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) released the following statement regarding the Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling barring the inclusion of work authorization and deportation protections for our nation’s undocumented immigrants in the Build Back Better Act:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led the Democratic members of New York City Delegation in a letter to City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, echoing their support to ban solitary confinement in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will lead a delegation of New York City and State officials during a visit to Rikers Island on Monday, November 29th at 10:00 a.m. (EST) to assess current conditions amid ongoing reports of fatalities and humanitarian concerns at the facility. |
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in support of his resolution, The Gladys Ricart Resolution, named in honor of the life and legacy of Gladys Ricart, whose life was taken on her wedding day and the countless victims of intimate partner homicide from gun violence: