Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – During remarks before the Full House Foreign Affairs Committee Markup to address various pieces of legislation, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) spoke on H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, and the urgency to put forth policies to mitigate climate change and purse adaptation for vulnerable communities locally and around the world.
NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in response to today’s press conference from Attorney General William Barr on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
Washington D.C. – Congress Members Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Eliot Engel (NY-16) have written to FBI Director Christopher Wray calling for an FBI investigation into the deaths of Orlando Moore and Portia Ravenelle, two Mount Vernon, New York residents who died while vacationing in the Dominican Republic.
Rep. Espaillat Authors the ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act to Require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers to Wear Body Cameras on Duty
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led 24 of his colleagues in a letter requesting $10 million to equip Customs and Border Protection border patrol agents with body-worn cameras.
The Stopping Threats on Pedestrians (STOP) Act Provides Funding for Cities to Install Pedestrian Safety Bollards in Key Areas with High Pedestrian Volume to Prevent Potential Attacks
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), a member of the U.S.
Calls on New York State to Begin Issuing Driver’s Licenses to All Residents Regardless of Immigration Status
NEW YORK, NY – In a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) expressed his enthusiastic support
NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on the resignation of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen:
Representative Adriano Espaillat Cosponsors Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
The U.S. House of Representatives Successfully Passes Legislation Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement following House passage of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a landmark bill that ushered in transformative progress to protect all Americans from violence and abuse, and continues to provide essential support to victims, survivors and
Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Chuy García (IL-04) led more than 60 of their colleagues in an effort to prevent U.S.
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced a series of legislation to specifically address impropriety of the Trump administration and to demand transparency and accountability from the White House as new policy proposals are introduced.