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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) spoke on the U.S. House floor to denounce Donald Trump’s unprecedented attack on the legal community.
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) has reintroduced the Mink VIRUS Act during the 119th Congress. The bill, which aims to increase national public safety and health standards by disincentivizing mink farm production to help stop the spread of outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, at nearly 18 fur farms across the United States.
WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) has launched the 2025 Congressional Art Competition, an annual contest for high school students from New York's 13th congressional district to enter original art for the opportunity to display their winning artwork in the United States Capitol and the district offices for up to one year.
Artwork must be emailed to Art.NY13@mail.house.gov by this year's deadline: Thursday, April 24, 2025.
NEW YORK, NY— Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
“At its inception, the Department of Education was created to ensure equal access to educational opportunities for all students by providing federal support and oversight to remove barriers to equitable access to learning and achievement, and abolishing it requires an Act of Congress,” said Rep. Espaillat.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement on the ICE arrest at Columbia University:
"Regarding the case of Mahmoud Khalil, a constituent who lives in my district, my office has been following this case closely and as a former green card holder, I expect the Department of Justice to work within the confines of the law and that due process is guaranteed to him and his family. The rule of law must be respected."
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) and David Rouzer (R-NC-07) announced the launch of the Congressional Textile Caucus for the 119th Congress:
NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will deliver the Democratic Spanish language response to President Trump’s Joint Address on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) rebuked Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) for questioning the citizenship of a fellow public official.