Adriano Espaillat actually said...

"I stand with the LGBT community in Chechnya, and Chechnya's LGBT cleansing must stop."

"I hope that this is a wakeup call for President Trump to defend and acknowledge LGBT lives across the world."

"As the borders of the global market keep expanding, it is crucial that small business can benefit from this expansion and be competitive in a variety of arenas."

"And in fact, we saw the Chinese and the Russians, Iran, and even radical groups like Hezbollah establish themselves right in the region because of our benign neglect."