Adriano Espaillat

Despite his attempts at reassuring us, I am still particularly worried about his involvement in our efforts to support the people of Venezuela.

Violence and illicit trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean has become a more serious problem and I think that it deserves further attention from the U.S.

these programs, obviously, cost money and this current administration continues to repeatedly send to Congress requests for deep cuts

I think we all would agree that the DoD is perhaps the largest fossil fuel consumer in the United States.

In 2018, in the Defense Authorization Act, Congress directed the Pentagon to come back with a report on the impact of climate change on military operations.

In order to adequately address this crisis, we must aggressively tackle the root causes, the risks, the economic impact and public health hazards that climate change poses.

It is time that we put pen to paper, roll up our sleeves and convert bold ideas into actionable policy changes.

We cannot continue to be the policeman of the world.

I am very distressed to see what is occurring in Venezuela.

I think there is a consensus in Congress that would agree that climate change is a national security issue.

I support the spirit of the Green New Deal and I cosponsored the nonbinding resolution because we must acknowledge that bold action needs to be taken to address this century-old trend that threatens our world.

I thank Chairman Engel for allowing me this opportunity. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of H.J. Res. 37, in which Congress will finally reclaim its constitutional authority over the power to declare war and will finally address the…

I think that we can say today that probably all, if not most, of the members of this committee are really concerned with the violence in Venezuela, the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela affecting thousands of families that has led to an…

Some have characterized it as being perhaps like appointing Exxon to lead a discussion on the Green New Deal or maybe even appointing MBS to lead a discussion on fairness in journalism and accessibility to journalism.

We take, obviously, our responsibility to ensure that Federal housing programs give people an opportunity to achieve the American Dream, we take that serious on this committee.

I am glad to see yet another member of our Congressional Hispanic Caucus presiding over the House this afternoon, as I had the distinct honor of doing yesterday. Madam Speaker, I have the privilege of serving as the whip of the…

I want to thank the new Chair of the House Small Business Committee Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez for her leadership on this issue and for working with me during the 115th Congress when the Encouraging Small Business Innovation Act first…

President Trump has threatened to build his wall and has put out of work over 800,000 Americans through his Trump shutdown, and just today he doubled down on a threat to declare a national emergency so he could usurp Congress and trample…

I want to first thank the gentlewoman and the Progressive Caucus for organizing this very important Special Order hour. It is an important opportunity for us to share stories about how the Trump shutdown is causing real damage in many of…

Thank you for continuing your bipartisan work in this committee.

Before I begin, I thank Ranking Member Velazquez and Chairman Chabot for their leadership in the Small Business Committee, and the colead in this bill, the Congressman from South Carolina (Mr. Norman). Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support…

September 20 this next week is the 1- year anniversary of Hurricane Maria. One year later in Puerto Rico, in the neighboring island of Puerto Rico where there are U.S. citizens living because Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United…

As the sole representative for the District of Puerto Rico here, I want to thank the Small Business Committee...

Unacceptable, Mr. Chairman. Unacceptable.

That is troubling that an agency as important as the SBA that deals with small businesses... does not have the infrastructure to respond to language needs of your clients.