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WASHINGTON, DC —Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), issued the following statement on a significant ruling this evening preventing data-sharing with ICE. 

“I am appreciative of tonight’s court decision to uphold the law as well as the protection of taxpayer privacy,” said Espaillat. 

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement on the retirement of Representative Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07): 

“Representative Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07) is a champion of New York, Puerto Rico, and all marginalized communities. She has made an indelible mark in Congress during her more than three decades of extraordinary service, leadership, and trailblazing achievements,” said Espaillat. 

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), and Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA) introduced legislation that guarantees individuals held at immigration detention centers have access to congressional constituent casework services upon request.

WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), today announced in collaboration with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Representative Mark Takano (CA-39), the reintroduction of the Jumpstart on College Act, which aims to expand dual enrollment and early college programs, empowering high school students in their junior and senior years to enroll in college courses and earn credits at little or no cost for them and their families.

WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement on his vote to release and make public the Epstein files: 

"Let’s be clear, this is a White House cover-up and Donald Trump and his Republican allies have done everything in their power to block the truth and it's time to bring the secrets out of the shadows," said Espaillat.

WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in opposition to the Senate’s amendment to H.R. 5371, because once again, the Senate has put the interests of politicians ahead of the American people.   

Watch Rep. Espaillat deliver remarks on the House floor: