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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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Jan 13, 2020

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

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Jan 8, 2020

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

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Jan 8, 2020

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

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Jan 8, 2020

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

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Jan 8, 2020

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

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Dec 18, 2019

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…

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Dec 11, 2019

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…

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Dec 9, 2019

Without a change in course, Haiti's deterioration will continue in ways that will be damaging.

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Dec 9, 2019

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.

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Dec 9, 2019

If the United States does not lead, no one else will step up to take our place.

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Dec 9, 2019

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

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Dec 9, 2019

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

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