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CONGRESSMAN ADRIANO ESPAILLAT STATEMENT ON AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA

April 14, 2018

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement on last night's airstrikes against Syria following reported chemical attack.

"We are witnessing a humanitarian crisis in Syria following last week's chemical attack on Douma," said Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. "As a global leader, united with our allies in the U.K. and France, the United States has to move forward in response to Syria's violation of international law committed against innocent civilians. Congress has a critical role in our nation's efforts to develop a clear diplomatic strategy and a response that will put forth a solution to this crisis and end attacks from the Assad regime once and for all. If the Trump Administration wishes to continue our military response, any strategy must be reviewed and authorized by Congress."

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First elected to Congress in 2016, Rep. Adriano Espaillat is serving his first term in Congress where he serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the House Select Committee on Small Business. He is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and serves in a leadership role as CHC Freshman Representative to the Democratic Caucus. He is also chairman of the CHC Task Force for Transportation, Infrastructure and Housing. Rep. Espaillat's Congressional District includes Harlem, East Harlem, northern Manhattan and the north-west Bronx. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at /.

Media inquiries: Candace Randle Person at Candace.Person@mail.house.gov