We must use infrastructure investment as a job-generating opportunity for underserved communities.
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.
I strongly support the inclusion of an initiative focused on generating partnerships between industry, State and local government, and institutions of higher learning, and vocational programs that target economically disadvantaged…
I strongly believe that if we invest in training in diverse communities and promote policies that make projects accessible to a more diverse array of participants, we can create a cycle of success.
My Transportation Alternatives Enhancements Act is critical for encouraging projects to promote safe bike and pedestrian infrastructure.
I also want to applaud the committee for including the new 'gridlock' program to attack the plague of congestion in new, innovative ways.
I think that we have abdicated our leadership in that region for far too long.
We are not on path with our global partners. They seem to be doing better than us, and so----
That is really peanuts compared to what China and Russia is spending. It is no money at all.
I know that in the skinny budget, you have requested $58 million, which is a 10 percent increase from last year.
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.
A mom will take that dangerous trip several 1,000 miles to get to the United States border.
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.





