Press Releases
Rep. Espaillat’s letter is signed by more than 100 Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Calling for Swift and Decisive Action to Correct Sec. DeVos’ Testimony and Clarify State and School District Obligations to Serve All Children, Regardless of Immigration Status
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement on the death of Joseíto Mateo, known as the King of Merengue.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) joined Reps. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Beto O’Rourke (TX-16) to urge U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas D.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), a member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, released the following statement in recognition of LGBT Pride Month and in remembrance of the Stonewall Riots, which took place outside of the Stonewall Inn in New York City on June 28, 1969.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in recognition of former Santo Domingo Mayor José Francisco Peña Gómez following events held earlier this week at the U.S. Capitol honoring his life and legacy.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Over the weekend, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) appeared on CNN’s New Day with host Alisyn Camerota where he discussed reports that the Trump administration has lost track of nearly 1,500 immigrant children and called it "a human rights crisis." Watch video here.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on a new report conducted by the New England Journal of Medicine indicating the death toll in Puerto Rico has reached nearly 5,000 in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in observance of Memorial Day.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement following his exchange with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during yesterday’s Education and the Workforce Committee hearing to examine the policies and priorities of the U.S. Department of Education.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) signed a bipartisan discharge petition to force a long-overdue vote on the House Floor to protect America’s Dreamers.