Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – This National Preparedness Month, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) and Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR) reintroduced the Housing Victims of Major Disasters Act to codify Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policies that advance equity for disaster survivors by accepting a broader range of homeownership and occupancy documentation.
The Espaillat- González-Colón legislation aims to eliminate barriers that survivors of natural disasters, such as hurricanes and tornadoes, face when seeking desperately needed housing assistance.
NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following on his efforts to secure $200 million to the Kingsbridge Armory in The Bronx.
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following release on the re-introduction of his bill to offer low-interest and zero-interest loans to Latin American and Caribbean countries aimed at promoting energy stability and addressing climate change throughout the region.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.-13), Vice-Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, in collaboration with Representative Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.-44), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety; and U.S.
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement to highlight new benefits that veterans exposed to toxic substances can receive under the PACT Act, which was signed into law last year, and to encourage veterans and their families from New York’s 13th congressional district to apply by an important August 9 deadline.
NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), in collaboration with Representative Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D. (NY-16) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), led their New York colleagues in sending a letter to United States Customs and Immigration Services asking them to expand USCIS Support Centers to New York and ensure that all asylum-seekers and refugees would be able to utilize these services. These centers would provide essential wraparound services, including legal support, housing, nutrition, and more.
WASHINGTON, DC --U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – Los congresistas Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) y Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) introdujeron una resolución a principios de este mes para honrar la vida y el legado del difunto líder de justicia ambiental Cecil Corbin-Mark. Cecil Corbin-Mark fue el exdirector adjunto de Iniciativas Políticas en WE ACT for Environmental Justice (Nosotros Actuamos por Justicia Ambiental). Anteriormente, en 2021, el Rep. Espaillat introdujo la Resolución de Justicia Ambiental Cecil Corbin-Mark en honor a su vida.
WASHINGTON, DC --Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) introduced a resolution earlier this month to honor the life and legacy of the late environmental justice leader Cecil Corbin-Mark. Cecil Corbin-Mark was the former Deputy Director of Policy Initiatives at WE ACT for Environmental Justice. Previously in 2021, Rep. Espaillat introduced the Cecil Corbin-Mark Environmental Justice Resolution in honor of his life.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) delivered the following remarks during the House Committee on Appropriations hearing in support of his National Latino Museum Amendment to defend federal funding for development of the museum