Adriano Espaillat: “Words can be used to bring about solutions to complicated problems or words can be used to throw gasoline on fire.”

The severe flooding on May 20 left many families and small businesses facing significant challenges, and this disaster declaration will provide critical relief to help them recover.

Here we have someone who is standing up for his grandchild, for his ill wife, for his community. He is standing up for family values, and yet he has to stand here and defend himself. His decision to step down is very personal and his…

I am the first Dominican American to be elected to the House of Representatives.

This nation, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary, still has promise. And I think immigration has been a central part of our ability to move forward as a nation.