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.
This is spiraling out of control, and it could be a major, major humanitarian crisis.
I think local law enforcement is also well equipped to let us know here in Washington where the hot spots--how we can spend the money and how we can save lives.
I am grateful for this opportunity to speak. I thank Representative Clyburn for allowing me a few minutes to address a pressing issue before he assumes control of this Special Order hour. Last week, the President of the United States made…
Madam Chair, let me just stress again the importance of these initiatives and the ability for municipalities to be able to determine where to spend the funding, and they get a fair share of funding to install bollards and other strategies…
I urge you to please come back to us and give us what your plan is for this change.
I consistently hear of our allies in the region that they feel ignored by the U.S. because we have stepped away from the region.
The Caribbean is, in fact, our third border, and we ought to direct necessary focus to the region.
I believe that the CBSI is critical to the U.S. national interest and that we ought to continue to grow the program.
President Trump continues to push for his useless, medieval wall along the southern border in defiance of Congress, despite a bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives and the Senate to reject this fraudulently invoked emergency…
I oppose this plan. I know that a number of my colleagues also oppose it. I will be leading a letter in opposition to it.





