Press Releases
NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) delivered the following remarks during today's House Appropriations Committee markup of the fiscal year 2023 Defense bill:
"There is bipartisan consensus in Congress to support this Defense Appropriations Bill, especially as war rages in Ukraine. I hope that we can also achieve bipartisan consensus to increase funding for education, COVID relief efforts, health care, crime prevention initiatives, and programs that help hard-working families who are struggling to get by.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Harlem community leaders released the following statements demanding justice in the murder of college basketball star Darius Lee and mass shooting that injured eight others.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) voted for new bipartisan legislation to lower the cost of food and fuel: another step forward in House Democrats’ fight against inflation. The Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act will help bring down prices for New Yorkers in the grocery aisle and at the gas pump by giving American farmers and ranchers the support they need to thrive.
NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in response to this weekend's mass shooting in Harlem that resulted in the death of college basketball star Darius Lee and injured eight others.
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), will host a Bronx and Harlem River environmental justice waterfront tour in collaboration with the Bronx and Harlem River Watersheds Urban Waters Federal Partnership, Harlem River Working Group, Bronx Council for Environmental Quality, Hudson River Foundation, and WE ACT.
WASHINGTON, DC – Join Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) this Saturday, June 18th at 9:30 a.m. for his next signature "Coffee With Your Congressman" event at Bedford Cafe located at 1 Bedford Park Blvd., Bronx, NY 10468. This weekend's special guest will be Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and other local city and state officials.
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in recognition of the 10th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) :
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA), members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and the Democratic Caucus, will hold a press conference at 2:00 p.m. EDT to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the DACA program.
NEW YORK, NY – Join Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), New York City Council Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala, and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine on Sunday, June 12th at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) during a community breakfast to recognize the rich Puerto Rican heritage and history in New York City. The breakfast will be held at the Santiago Beer Garden located at 2337 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10035.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) introduced H.Res.1165 - a resolution declaring gun violence a public health crisis.
The Espaillat-Escobar resolution:
- Urges a whole-of-government effort to address the gun violence public health crisis and ensure the safety of all children;