Adriano Espaillat

I am concerned about the process in which projects are selected, particularly with China's incursion across the world and in this hemisphere.

In March, myself and 40 other of my colleagues wrote to the administration urging for a $4 billion fiscal year 2022 commitment to the Green Climate Fund.

We must transition quicker to bring them to their family members. We must make sure that they are connected with their loved ones as quickly as possible.

I think that we have abdicated our leadership in that region for far too long.

That is really peanuts compared to what China and Russia is spending. It is no money at all.

A mom will take that dangerous trip several 1,000 miles to get to the United States border.

not only am I concerned on how we select the projects to be competitive but also money is laying around that we have not spent while China is just galloping and Russia galloping right across the region.

I know that in the skinny budget, you have requested $58 million, which is a 10 percent increase from last year.

We are not on path with our global partners. They seem to be doing better than us, and so----

The $1.2 billion layout by the administration doesn't even cover our existing debt, let alone set us on a path to be in line with our global partners.

It is well past time for VAWA reauthorization. It should have never been allowed to lapse to begin with. I stand here in support of this bill in honor of Gladys Ricart, a dear constituent of mine, who, 22 years ago, was murdered by her…

Improving background checks is common sense. Background checks simply make it harder for guns to end up in the hands of the wrong people--criminals. Mr. Speaker, 75,000 guns have ended up in the hands of the wrong people. The Enhanced…

I include in the Record a letter from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, New York, NY, March 8, 2021. Re H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act…

The PRO Act puts workers first. During the COVID-19 pandemic, almost all of the critical sectors of our economy that have remained open and functioning have relied on union labor and union workers. They are our frontline workers. We depend…

Were there any weapons confiscated from the racist mob?

I think it is important that you come back to us at another point with more detailed information about your capability to do this

Clearly, I think all of us, no matter which side of the aisle we are on, can agree that Police Officer Eugene Goodman is an American hero.

Given the nature of the attack and the fact that it was perpetrated with a racist, White supremacist tone and the Confederate flag was paraded around the Capitol...

Should have Officer Goodman wore a helmet?

But allow me, we have heard from Capitol Police that were called the n-word. We saw the Confederate flag and the gallows with the noose and the rope out there.

Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman.

I see the Capitol Police today... pretty much with the same gear that they wore that day on January 6.

Was there any sweep of the Capitol or the premises around the Capitol ordered for explosives during the days leading up to January 6?

Was he wearing a vest, a bulletproof vest?

Thank you, Chairman. Thank you. Right now, I am sort of like the Mariano Rivera of this committee.