Representative Adriano Espaillat Talks This Week in Washington with C-SPAN
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) joined C-SPAN's Washington Journal to reflect on the path forward for Democrats, this week in Washington, and the work that lies ahead during the 119th Congress.
"Government is a force of good," said Espaillat. "Through the appropriate process, in a bipartisan process, the American people are counting on us to work together to ensure that we pass a budget that is responsible, balanced and addresses the deficit."
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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 fourth 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 and serves as Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the committee during the 118th Congress. He is also a member of the House Budget Committee and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as the Deputy Chair as well as Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI). Rep. Espaillat is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/.
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