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September 6, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – This National Preparedness Month, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) and Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR) reintroduced the Housing Victims of Major Disasters Act to codify Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policies that advance equity for disaster survivors by accepting a broader range of homeownership and occupancy documentation.

The Espaillat- González-Colón legislation aims to eliminate barriers that survivors of natural disasters, such as hurricanes and tornadoes, face when seeking desperately needed housing assistance.

August 8, 2023

NEW YORK, NY Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following on his efforts to secure $200 million to the Kingsbridge Armory in The Bronx.

August 4, 2023

NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following release on the re-introduction of his bill to offer low-interest and zero-interest loans to Latin American and Caribbean countries aimed at promoting energy stability and addressing climate change throughout the region.

August 3, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.-13), Vice-Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, in collaboration with Representative Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.-44), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety; and U.S.

August 3, 2023

NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement to highlight new benefits that veterans exposed to toxic substances can receive under the PACT Act, which was signed into law last year, and to encourage veterans and their families from New York’s 13th congressional district to apply by an important August 9 deadline.

August 2, 2023

Members of the New York Congressional delegation are trying to pressure the federal government to take a more active role in aiding the migrant situation in New York City.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Congressmen Jamaal Bowman and Adriano Espaillat, sent a letter to U.S. Customs and Immigration to call on the agency to expand “support centers” in New York.

They want the centers to provide food, shelter and legal support to migrants.

Issues:Immigration
August 1, 2023

NEW YORK, NYRepresentative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), in collaboration with Representative Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D. (NY-16) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), led their New York colleagues in sending a letter to United States Customs and Immigration Services asking them to expand USCIS Support Centers to New York and ensure that all asylum-seekers and refugees would be able to utilize these services. These centers would provide essential wraparound services, including legal support, housing, nutrition, and more.

Issues:Immigration
July 26, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Los congresistas Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) y Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) introdujeron una resolución a principios de este mes para honrar la vida y el legado del difunto líder de justicia ambiental Cecil Corbin-Mark. Cecil Corbin-Mark fue el exdirector adjunto de Iniciativas Políticas en WE ACT for Environmental Justice (Nosotros Actuamos por Justicia Ambiental). Anteriormente, en 2021, el Rep. Espaillat introdujo la Resolución de Justicia Ambiental Cecil Corbin-Mark en honor a su vida.