Press Releases
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in recognition of the Civil Rights Act, signed into law this day in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson:
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Tomorrow, Saturday, June 30th starting at 2:00 p.m., Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and local leaders will visit New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments slated to undergo renovations under the Rental Assistance Demonstration program throughout the district.
New York City recently announced a rollout of updates and an investment of $400 million that will be utilized for renovations for NYCHA locations, including 14 developments within New York's 13th congressional district.
Bicameral Letter Demands Immediate Extension of June 30th Deadline for the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) Program and Activation of the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP)
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, RepresentativeAdriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement on today's Supreme Court ruling on Janus v. AFSCME:
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) offered the Democratic Motion to Recommit on the House Floor to reconsider H.R. 6136 – the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act and replace it with H.R. 6135 – the Keep Families Together Act in an effort to protect immigrant children from government sponsored abuse.
**Below are remarks by Rep. Espaillat as prepared for delivery today on the House Floor**
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement on the recently announced rollout of updates and $400 million in renovations for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), which includes 14 developments within New York's 13th congressional district.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy, el congresista Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta a la decisión de hoy de la Corte Suprema en el caso Trump v. Hawaii de mantener la dañina prohibición de viaje a musulmanes hecha por el presidente Trump.
"La historia recordará el fallo de hoy de la Corte Suprema de mantener la prohibición musulmana del presidente Donald Trump como una decisión del tribunal superior que endosó la discriminación", dijo el congresista Adriano Espaillat (NY-13).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in response to today's Supreme Court decision on Trump v. Hawaii to uphold President Trump's harmful Muslim Ban.
"History will look back on today's ruling by the Supreme Court to uphold President Donald Trump's Muslim Ban as a decision by the higher court that endorsed discrimination," said Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13).
Following confirmed reports that immigrant children separated from their families have been relocated to New York City, Rep. Espaillat and local leaders will visit the center for a wellness check on the children and circumstances of their arrival.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in observance of World Refugee Day.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 68.5 million individuals have been displaced worldwide, including 40 million victims displaced inside their own country and 25.4 million refugees.