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Adriano Espaillat

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Adriano Espaillat is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 13th congressional district since January 3, 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party and is notable for being the first Dominican-American to serve in the U.S. Congress. Espaillat has focused on various issues including immigration reform, affordable housing, and healthcare access during his tenure. He has been an advocate for the rights of marginalized communities and has worked to address the needs of his constituents in New York City.

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May 23, 2023

This is an artificial crisis that was tried to be created that has real consequences in the job market.

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May 23, 2023

``There is no fair in life and death. If it were, no good men would die young,'' said acclaimed author Mitch Albom. Eleven-year-old Alfa Barrie and his friend Garrett Warren, age 13, vanished on Friday, May 12, in my district. In what…

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May 10, 2023

New York City is again serving its traditional role as a beacon of light of opportunity for this Nation when it comes to the humane and just treatment of asylum seekers. Madam Speaker, that lady still stands at the harbor telling us…

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May 9, 2023

As vice chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, I will highlight some of the ongoing work my colleagues and I from the CHC's Working Group on Migrant Families are doing. Last month, in anticipation of the elimination of title 42, a…

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Apr 28, 2023

Harry Belafonte was a lifelong public servant and civil rights advocate who selflessly used the power of his voice to entertain us through songs, as well as to build awareness and bring attention to numerous social and political causes for…

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Apr 26, 2023

I stand here in opposition to the default on America act. House Republicans' debt default bill before us here today holds the economy hostage in exchange for slashing investment in American families to the tune of $4.5 trillion in cuts…

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Apr 16, 2023

If there's one thing that I really learned during those two decades was that you cannot really simply talk about crime without talking about guns.

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Apr 16, 2023

The common denominator in most homicides across the country is a gun. It's a gun.

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Apr 16, 2023

Eighty percent of the homicides are committed by guns.

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Mar 27, 2023

I am working with Congressman Ritchie Torres for that.

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Mar 27, 2023

Displacement continues to be a major problem in blue States, red States, purple States.

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Mar 27, 2023

I think that the airlines need to be held accountable, that there is rampant delays and cancellations, and travelers are just not getting compensated justly for that.

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