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Invitation Veterans Day Recognition Flyer
November 2, 2018

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.

October 29, 2018

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.

October 24, 2018

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.

October 16, 2018

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).

Issues:Immigration
October 11, 2018

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today at 2:00 p.m., Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host a press conference in coordination with Angela Fernandez, Esq., Executive Director and Supervising Attorney for the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights (NMCIR) to provide residents of New York's 13th congressional district with an update on his work to ensure Temporary Protected Status (TPS) remains viable following last week's preliminary injunction for immigrants from Sudan, El Salvador, Haiti and Nicaragua.

Issues:Immigration
October 3, 2018

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in response to a report by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on its handling of the separation of families at the southern border under President Trump's ‘zero tolerance' policy.

October 1, 2018

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Join Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) on Thursday, October 18th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Mural Pavilion – Harlem Hospital Center located at 512 Lenox Avenue for a career fair open to job seekers and employers throughout New York's 13th congressional district.

Issues:Labor
September 27, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in support of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a landmark bill that ushered in transformative progress to protect all Americans from violence and abuse, and continues to provide essential support to victims, survivors and communities to ensure they have the legal tools and resources necessary to seek justice and receive care.

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Hispanic Heritage Month
September 25, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month.

Issues:Immigration
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Red Stand w Puerto Rico
September 20, 2018

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement and video to mark the anniversary of Hurricane Maria, which made landfall on Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands on September 20, 2017.