Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy el congresista Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) emitió la siguiente declaración celebrando el Primero de Mayo, Día de los Derechos de los Inmigrantes:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement celebrating May Day, Immigrant Rights Day:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressmen Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and José E. Serrano (NY-15) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and issued the following statement in response to the Department of Education's recent decision to deny funding for Upward Bound TRIO grant proposals submitted by Fordham University and Columbia University in New York City. Upward Bound is a program that helps low-income high school students prepare to enter and successfully complete college.
WASHINGTON, DC – Hoy, el congresista Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) se unió a los congresista Jared Polis (CO-02), Norma Torres (CA-35), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) y Tony Cárdenas (CA-29) para anunciar el Grupo de Trabajo Nacional Salvado por Inmigrantes Estadounidenses (SAINT). El grupo de trabajo recopilará y compartirá historias de inmigrantes documentados e indocumentados que han contribuido positivamente a la sociedad a través de actos heroicos o salvadores de vidas.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) joined with Reps. Jared Polis (CO-02), Norma Torres (CA-35), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Tony Cárdenas (CA-29) to announce the Saved by American Immigrants National Taskforce (SAINT). The taskforce will collect and share stories of documented and undocumented immigrants who have positively contributed to society through heroic or lifesaving acts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement today on Holocaust Remembrance Day:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement to commemorate Earth Day and highlight how climate change is affecting the health of our communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement after signing a "Demand A Vote" petition to force the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to vote on the release of President Trump's long-promised tax returns.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement on the White House announcement to remove Steve Bannon from the National Security Council.
"Today President Donald Trump finally saw what I recognized, and what the American people, knew months ago - someone like Steve Bannon should not hold a security clearance, no less serve on the National Security Council," said Rep. Espaillat.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in recognition of Equal Pay Day. On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, which established the principle of equal pay for equal work for women in the workforce.
"Equal Pay Day acknowledges that much work remains in our efforts to ensure gender equality, and today is an opportunity to bring awareness to the national pay gap that affects women across the country," said Rep. Espaillat.