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August 26, 2021

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in response to President Biden's remarks on the bombings at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan that killed 12 American service members, dozens of innocent civilians, and injured many more:

August 26, 2021

NEW YORK, NY – This week, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) voted to advance President Biden’s historic Build Back Better agenda, which will deliver life-changing benefits for working families in New York and across the nation.

August 24, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement following House passage of the FY2022 Budget Resolution, which includes instructions to include for immigration reform provisions. As co-chairs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Immigration Executive Orders and Budget Reconciliation Sub-Task Force, Rep.Espaillat and Rep.

Issues:Immigration
August 23, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after calling on the Chairs of the House and Senate Budget and Agriculture Committees to allocate $100 million in additional funding for the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), and the Women, Infants, and Children Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP).

August 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat(NY-13), David Cicilline (RI-01), and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led 93 of their colleagues in submitting a bicameral public comment letter in support of a proposed rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Ex

August 16, 2021

NEW YORK, NY – Today, at the 369th Infantry Regiment in Harlem, New York, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) joined Representative Tom Suozzi (NY-03), along with U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to announce legislation awarding the Harlem Hellfighters the Congressional Gold Medal will soon be signed into law by President Joe Biden.

Photos from the event can be found here.

August 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Senate Democrats released the FY2022 Budget Resolution text, which includes instructions for immigration reform provisions. Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Raul Ruiz, M.D. and CHC Immigration Executive Orders and Budget Reconciliation Sub-Task Force Co-Chairs Reps. Adriano Espaillat and Veronica Escobar released the following joint statement:

Issues:Immigration
August 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), along with Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) and Cori Bush (MO-01) sent a letter to Department of Justice Attorney General Judge Merrick B.

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Job fair
August 7, 2021

WASHINGTON, DCRepresentative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host a virtual career fair for residents of New York’s 13th Congressional District on both Wednesday, August 11th and Thursday, August 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT).

Issues:Labor
August 3, 2021

NEW YORK, NYRepresentative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host a post office renaming celebration at the Audubon USPS Post Office at 511 West 165th Street in New York City in Washington Heights in honor of the late Normandía Maldonado. Rep. Espaillat will also be joined by state and local elected officials, including City Councilmembers Mark Levine and Ydanis Rodriguez, as well as State Assemblymembers Carmen De La Rosa and Al Taylor.