Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host the first annual Dominicans on the Hill, a day at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, February 7th from 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EST. During the one-day event, Dominican-Americans from communities around the nation will attend workshops on issues ranging from immigration, education and the workforce, the U.S. economy and trade.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement upon his return from a fact-finding mission to the Sally Port of Entry and Lordsburg Border Patrol Station in New Mexico following the death of 7-year old Jakelin Caal Maquin while in CBP custody. Rep.
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced his support of the "Green New Deal," a proposal being touted by Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) aimed at overhauling energy use, reducing carbon emissions, and creating new jobs.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) is pleased to announce a joint collaboration with the State University of New York (SUNY), the City University of New York (CUNY), the Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic (MINERD), the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic (MESCYT) and the New York State Education Department, which will be finalized during a signing of the Memorandum of Understanding at 4:00 p.m.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host a post office renaming ceremony in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen on Monday, November 19th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the United States Post Office (USPS) facility located at 99 Macombs Place in New York, which will be renamed as the "Tuskegee Airmen Post Office Building" following passage of Rep. Espaillat's bill, H.R. 4406, which was signed into law earlier this year.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement on the death of politician, businessman and academic José Rafael Abinader Wassaff, father of former presidential hopeful Luis Abinader Corona.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host a Veterans Day recognition event to honor Veterans and service members on Wednesday, November 7th at 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. ET, at Mitchel Square Park located at West 167th Street (between Broadway and St. Nicholas Avenue), New York, NY 10032.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement calling for unity after a week of domestic terrorism, hate and political violence in communities across the nation.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in response to numerous explosive devices located throughout New York City.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in response to President Trump's tweet, this morning, threatening to end USAID support for Honduras.
"President Trump is the epitome of ‘man's inhumanity to man' as he threatens, yet again, another policy that would devastate individuals fleeing poverty and violence in Honduras, their home country, in search of a better life here in the United States," said Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13).