Adriano Espaillat actually said...

"climate change is an existential threat."

"I believe that the CBSI is critical to the U.S. national interest and that we ought to continue to grow the program."

"I consistently hear of our allies in the region that they feel ignored by the U.S. because we have stepped away from the region."

"The Caribbean is, in fact, our third border, and we ought to direct necessary focus to the region."