Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) recognized the forty-sixth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade. In its 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court recognized that the U.S. Constitution protects a woman's right to make her own medical decisions, including the decision to have an abortion.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) joined 180 Democrats in unveiling the Raise the Wage Act of 2019. The bill would gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2024, index future minimum wage increases to median wage growth, and ensure all workers are paid at least the full federal minimum wage by phasing out the subminimum wages for tipped workers, youth workers, and workers with disabilities.
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and legacy:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement following his appointment to serve on the influential House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement calling for Rep. Steve King of Iowa to resign and step down from Congress following racists comments and white nationalist statements.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in response to today's decision from U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to block the citizenship question proposed by the Trump administration for the 2020 Census.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) joined House Democrats to pass the FY 2019 Department of the Interior and EPA appropriations bill to prevent the degradation of New York's six national monuments and allow the EPA to resume its critical activities in protecting clean air and clean water for New York families. New York's $222.3 million in EPA state grants are currently at risk because of the Trump Shutdown.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) joined House Democrats to pass the FY 2019 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development appropriations bills to re-open these two essential government agencies and rescue the hard-working New York families who are at imminent risk of being evicted while ensuring air travel and highway transportation are safe for all Americans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Representative Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) introduced the This Land Is Our Land Act to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Defense from constructing any new border barriers, including walls or fences, on federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) joined House Democrats to take action to protect New Yorkers' health care by passing a resolution that strengthens Congress's hand to intervene against the Republicans' monstrous Texas v. U.S.