Adriano Espaillat

I thank Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett for yielding me time as well as Ranking Member Elijah Cummings and Trey Gowdy for their support in bringing this bill to the floor. I have a special acknowledgement and thank you to Senator Kirsten…

In my community and in communities across this Nation, we have seen in the past year a dramatic increase in hate crimes and attacks against immigrants and, generally, against people of color. In New York City, we saw how a lawyer named…

I thank Congressman Hastings for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I continue to urge my colleagues to find some humanity deep in your hearts. I know America has a huge heart, but I continue to ask my colleagues on the other side of the…

Just in a few weeks, our President will be meeting with Vladimir Putin.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on: Passage of H.R. 6136, if…

This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 6136, the Border Security and Immigration…

I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Espaillat moves to recommit the bill H.R. 6136 to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back…

We want to support new entrants and the 10-point criteria in category management in a spirit meant to be a tool for greater inclusion of industrial base entrants.

They are eating our candy in Latin America and the Caribbean; there is a vacuum of leadership there.

But I am concerned that in the Western Hemisphere, we sort of turn our heads and we've been a little bit too complacent and maybe even abdicated our leadership role in Latin American and as a result all these bad things have happened.

Intellectual property is the result of hard work and innovation that drives many small businesses.

Protection from bad actors seeking to take advantage of small business products is harmful to their success and longevity.

I know that Congressman Evans mentioned the STRONGER Act. That bill would roll back a number of those protections and leave small businesses and startups vulnerable again, as vulnerable as they used to be.

I am concerned about the predatory practices of even rogue countries that are out there violating intellectual property rights.

I am proud to support all six bills today, including to cosponsor H.R. 5141, the United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act.

Thank you because the Rental Assistance Demonstration Project, RAD, was included this year.

If we take our eye off the ball, China and Russia will fill that void.

I ask for unanimous consent to enter a comment letter submitted by state attorneys general in opposition to the Department of Labor's proposed association health plan rule.

I wanted to talk a little bit about Indian Housing Block Grants.

H.R. 4681, also known as the No Assistance for Assad Act, will limit assistance for areas of Syria that are under Assad's control.

I was an original co-sponsor of the House Resolution 644 to condemn slave auctions of migrants and refugees in Libya.

These human beings are being referred to as merchandise and sold for a few hundred dollars. This is horrible and wrong.

I thank Congressman Lacy Clay for yielding time, as well as Ranking Member Elijah Cummings and Chairman Trey Gowdy for their support in bringing this bill to the floor. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4406, my bill to designate the…

Ending DACA would be a nightmare for Dreamers. In fact, it would be a nightmare for businesses and a nightmare for America's economy. You would think that that statement may have been said by the advocates for immigration rights or maybe…

Earlier today, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's appeal to leapfrog the judicial system in an attempt to end DACA. Today's decision is a victory for Dreamers and the entire Nation. But our work in Congress must continue…