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May 2, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in reflection on the significance of Yom Hashoah:

"Today on Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, we take this opportunity to reflect on the systematic genocide of six million Jewish fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters, alongside millions of other ethnic minorities and political prisoners, and the impact felt around the world," said Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13).

May 1, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement to recognize immigrant workers on May Day.

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Earth Day in the District
April 25, 2019

NEW YORK, NY – In recognition of Earth Day 2019, employees in the office of Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) participated in a day of action throughout New York's 13th congressional district to highlight the importance of efforts to protect and preserve the environment and the impact of climate change. In the coming week, Rep. Espaillat will introduce legislation in support and to protect climate and environmental justice in the United States and around the globe.

April 18, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – During remarks before the Full House Foreign Affairs Committee Markup to address various pieces of legislation, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) spoke on H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, and the urgency to put forth policies to mitigate climate change and purse adaptation for vulnerable communities locally and around the world.

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*The following are remarks by Rep. Espaillat as prepared for delivery:

April 18, 2019

NEW YORK, NYRepresentative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in response to today's press conference from Attorney General William Barr on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report.

April 11, 2019

Washington D.C. – Congress Members Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Eliot Engel (NY-16) have written to FBI Director Christopher Wray calling for an FBI investigation into the deaths of Orlando Moore and Portia Ravenelle, two Mount Vernon, New York residents who died while vacationing in the Dominican Republic.

April 11, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led 24 of his colleagues in a letter requesting $10 million to equip Customs and Border Protection border patrol agents with body-worn cameras. The amount would pay for approximately 10,000 cameras; CBP currently employs roughly 20,000 border agents.

Issues:Immigration
April 9, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C.Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, has reintroduced the Stopping Threats on Pedestrians (STOP) Act, a bill that would provide funding to cities and localities for the installation of critical safety bollards to protect pedestrians in high traffic areas like New York's Times Square.

April 8, 2019

NEW YORK, NY – In a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) expressed his enthusiastic support for a measure that would allow New York State to issue driver's licenses to individuals irrespective of their immigration status and calls on New York to take this i

Issues:Immigration
April 8, 2019

NEW YORK, NY Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on the resignation of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen: