Espaillat to Host Flood Disaster Assistance Town Hall in Wake of Hurricane Ida
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host a virtual flood disaster assistance town hall on Wednesday, September 22nd at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) to address aid and support programs available for district residents in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
Rep. Espaillat will be joined by Carlotta Chang Appleton, FEMA; Christian Jackstadt, New York State Deputy Director of State Operations; New York City Councilmember Mark Levine; and Carl Dombek, Public Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide a comprehensive review of the support programs and aid available for constituents and small businesses that were negatively impacted by flooding as a result of Hurricane Ida.
WHO: Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)
Carlotta Chang Appleton, FEMA
Christian Jackstadt, New York State Deputy Director of State Operations
NYC Councilmember Mark Levine
Carl Dombek, Public Affairs Specialist at SBA
WHAT: Virtual Flood Disaster Assistance Town Hall
WHEN: Wednesday, September 22nd at 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
WHERE: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
Live on Facebook at fb.com/RepEspaillat
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Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his third term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities. He is also a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves as the Second Vice Chair and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, where he serves as Deputy Whip. Representative Espaillat also currently serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/. |
Media inquiries: Candace Person at Candace.Person@mail.house.gov |