Adriano Espaillat

Today is February 27, and we celebrate the 176th anniversary of independence of the Dominican Republic, which gained its independence in 1844 from the Republic of Haiti. Led by Juan Pablo Duarte, Sanchez, and Mella, this island nation…

As someone that was born in the Caribbean and as a member of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs Committee, I know that maintaining our foreign aid and diplomatic commitments show that we are well positioned in that…

I thank Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee from the State of Texas, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan from the State of California, and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from the grea State of New York for bringing important facts to the…

I thank my colleague from the great State of New York, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, and the 98 Members who are cosponsors of the Green New Deal. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

Today we are convening our monthly special order hour of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to talk about a pressing issue to our Nation, to our planet, in fact, and especially to communities of color. Climate change is a real global…

Stopping narcotics from coming through the Caribbean is important not only for combating the drug problem in the U.S., but for promoting stability in Caribbean countries.

I am proud to welcome Monsignor Kevin Sullivan as a guest chaplain here today. Monsignor Sullivan is the Executive Director of Catholic Charities for the Archdiocese of New York. Monsignor Sullivan also represents Catholic Charities…

The bill, which passed unanimously out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in February 2020, contains critically needed reforms to ensure the lowest-income and most marginalized survivors can access the housing…

For far too long, Congress has allowed the executive branch to usurp its constitutional responsibility of the power to go to war. Now, we have seen how a President can misuse one of his most solemn responsibilities as Commander in Chief…

I am a firm believer and follower... Anti-Semitism, hatred, it matters. And we have got to stand up and speak out about it.

I do get concerned when I look at Europe and I look at the United States and when I see governments accepting and/or even to some degree running on anti-Semitic.

The day that hate speech becomes acceptable, freedom of speech ends because that is a danger to all of us.

People are not going to remember the actions of our enemies but the silence of our friends.

I have an obligation to say: That is not appropriate. You cannot do that. That is hate.

it was a good start. I am not arguing that things could have not gotten better... we threw them under the bus.

I recognize that in fact it was not fully--a fully strong document, but it was a good beginning.

To some degree the administration drives this train. And if they are unwilling to recognize climate change...

How could you reconcile the administration's inability to recognize climate change as a contributing factor of these superstorms that impact infrastructure?

It is clear that climate change contributed to the storm's unprecedented impacts, and that future storms may be even worse.

If we don't recognize climate change as a factor, then whatever you do is going to be flawed and inefficient.

If you live on Lenox Avenue in the village of Harlem in my district, you are not above the law. If you live on Webster Avenue in the Bronx part of my district, you are not above the law. If you live in Washington Heights, the immigrant…

New York City is recognized for both its tenacity and its profile as an incubator of elite talents. Perhaps no one embodies these Big Apple virtues more than chef Kwame Onwuachi, a Bronx native. Chef Kwame's early life was branded by…

the crisis in the Caribbean is very much deep rooted in what we have done as a country

While Haiti will never achieve political consensus, political compromise can be obtainable.

I do not see how the United States is going to be able to come in and demand or say that this is the person you should vote for.