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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary since the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol:

“Today marks one year since the attack on the United States Capitol, and I will never forget the events that occurred during one of the darkest days in the history of our democracy and one of the most solemn days of my tenure in public service,” said Rep. Espaillat.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement after testing positive for COVID-19:

"I have tested positive for COVID-19 and am currently quarantining at home. I am fully vaccinated and received my booster earlier this winter. Although, I remain asymptomatic, I am following the recommendations and will continue to test regularly over the next few days until my test results are negative.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and New York City Councilmember Mark Levine will hold a virtual press conference today, Thursday, December 30th at 12:30 p.m. EST to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and recent surge amid the spread of the Omicron variant.

During the discussion, the leaders will be joined by New York City and state officials and leading health experts to address the impact of the Omicron variant and how to stop the spread throughout New York’s 13th congressional district and in communities around the city.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced a resolution recognizing the first revolt of enslaved people in the Americas, when Africans revolted against colonial powers in the Caribbean – the Santo Domingo Slave Revolt of Dec. 26, 1521, starting at a sugar plantation owned by Diego Columbus, the son of Christopher Columbus.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced a series of pop-up COVID-19 PCR testing sites in response to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases throughout New York City and increasingly long wait times for testing throughout New York’s 13th congressional district.

In collaboration with SOMOS Medical Group, local small businesses, and organizations in the district, starting December 22nd, New York City residents and their families can attend any of the below testing sites in Harlem, Washington Heights, and the Bronx to receive a free PCR COVID-19 test.

No RSVP is necessary and walk-ins are encouraged.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced the inclusion of provisions of his billH.R.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With COVID-19 cases spiking in New York, U.S. Reps. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY) and Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) led a letter to President Biden this afternoon thanking him for taking action to address the surge, and requesting that he steer much needed testing kits to New York City.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Lou Correa (CA-46), and Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) released the following statement regarding the Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling barring the inclusion of work authorization and deportation protections for our nation’s undocumented immigrants in the Build Back Better Act: