Housing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released a new report from the Joint Economic Committee estimating that 77,000 Child Tax Credit monthly tax cuts were sent to families in New York’s 13th Congressional District in November. A total of $31.4 million in tax cuts went back in the pockets of hardworking families.
Statewide, 2,012,000 monthly tax cuts went to families in November for a total of $847.2 million. The average tax cut per household was $421.
NEW YORK, NY -- Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 23rd at 11:00 A.M. in City Hall Park, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) will join Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and members of the New York City Congressional delegation during a press conference highlighting the recent House passage of the Build Back Better Act and impact for New York’s working families. WHO: |
NEW YORK, NY - Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement advising constituents of New York's 13 congressional district that the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) is available and advised tenants to apply for resources to help households that cannot pay rent and utilities because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) led their colleagues in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urging them to prioritize public housing, immigration reform and accessible transportation in low-income communities as negotiations continue for the Build Back Better reconcili |
Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat, Nydia Velázquez, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez led their colleagues in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. The letter is urging them to prioritize public housing, immigration reform and accessible transportation in low-income communities as negotiations continue for the Build Back Better reconciliation package.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Following President Biden’s approval of emergency and major disaster declarations for New York, U.S. Reps. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Grace Meng (D-NY) announced today that they are leading an effort to secure even more federal relief to help New Yorkers recover from the devastation caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. |
NEW YORK, NY – This week, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) voted to advance President Biden’s historic Build Back Better agenda, which will deliver life-changing benefits for working families in New York and across the nation. With this week’s vote, the House took a key step required in order to move forward on writing and passing the forthcoming Build Back Better Act, which will include overwhelmingly popular initiatives to create more jobs, cut taxes for families and lower health care costs – and do so by making the wealthiest and big corporations pay their fair share.
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.
Housing is at the core of the American Dream, and unfortunately the aspiration to own your own home is at risk of slipping further away from the hands of working class and middle class families. As a former tenant organizer, Congressmember Adriano Espaillat brings the heart, knowledge, and fight for housing rights to the halls of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) issued the following statements hailing the inclusion of language in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD) Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bill that eases restrictions on public housing agency (PHA) reserve funds and allows them to be used for additional Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. This language permits New York City Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to issue approximately an additional 1,500 Section 8 vouchers.