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May 11, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Second Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), led Members of the CHC in a letter to Ambassador Susan Rice, Director of the Domestic Policy Council of the United States, following up on their call for the Administration to redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Haiti and El Salvador and TPS designation for Guatemala.

Issues:Immigration
May 3, 2022

NEW YORK, NY – In the wake of last night’s breaking news that a draft majority opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito would overturn Roe v.

April 27, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on House passage of his bipartisan bill, H.R.4133 – The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act.

April 27, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Norma J. Torres (CA-35), co-chairs of the New Americans Caucus, released the following statement honoring the life and legacy of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on the day of her funeral.

April 25, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) met with President Biden and senior White House officials to discuss topics of critical importance to the Hispanic community and the CHC. Members shared a slate of executive actions on immigration, education, environmental justice, healthcare, and an equitable implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Issues:Immigration
April 22, 2022

NEW YORK, NYRepresentative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in recognition of Earth Day and reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring initiatives to promote environmental protections and sustainable clean energy.

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The Congressional Art Competition is now live!
April 13, 2022

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The 2022 Congressional Art Competition is now accepting entries from high school students from New York's 13th congressional district for the opportunity to display their winning artwork in the United States Capitol and the district offices of Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) for up to one year.

Artwork may be emailed to Art.NY13@mail.house.gov. The deadline to submit entries from NY-13 has been extended and is now Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

Issues:Education
April 13, 2022

NEW YORK, NY – The deadline to submit Community Project Funding submissions through the office of Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) for consideration in the fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills is Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

April 11, 2022

WASHINGTON, DCRepresentative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) met with President Biden and administration officials at the White House during today’s announcement to crack down on ghost guns in an effort to further strengthen gun laws around the nation.

April 8, 2022

NEW YORK, NYRepresentative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) hails President Biden’s signing of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 this week to improve mail delivery across New York City and strengthen the U.S. Postal Service, which he voted in the House to pass.

By saving billions in funding, increasing performance transparency and creating new sources of revenue, this bipartisan legislation will strengthen the financial footing of USPS so that it can continue to deliver reliable, on-time mail service to New Yorkers who rely on the Postal Service to receive hard-earned paychecks, lifesaving prescriptions, tax returns and more.