Adriano Espaillat

My Transportation Alternatives Enhancements Act is critical for encouraging projects to promote safe bike and pedestrian infrastructure.

New York City is pioneering a congestion pricing and reduction program, the first of its kind in America.

Thank you, Chairman DeFazio, Ranking Member Graves, and members of the committee for allowing me this opportunity to testify about important items I believe should be addressed as you consider reauthorizing surface transportation programs.

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…

We must use infrastructure investment as a job-generating opportunity for underserved communities.

A mom will take that dangerous trip several 1,000 miles to get to the United States border.

We must transition quicker to bring them to their family members. We must make sure that they are connected with their loved ones as quickly as possible.

I think that we should expedite the appointments of those representatives of our nation in that region, in particular, which is right next-door.

I think that we have abdicated our leadership in that region for far too long.

I know that in the skinny budget, you have requested $58 million, which is a 10 percent increase from last year.

We are not on path with our global partners. They seem to be doing better than us, and so----

The $1.2 billion layout by the administration doesn't even cover our existing debt, let alone set us on a path to be in line with our global partners.

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.

That is really peanuts compared to what China and Russia is spending. It is no money at all.

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.

I am concerned about the process in which projects are selected, particularly with China's incursion across the world and in this hemisphere.

It is well past time for VAWA reauthorization. It should have never been allowed to lapse to begin with. I stand here in support of this bill in honor of Gladys Ricart, a dear constituent of mine, who, 22 years ago, was murdered by her…

Clearly, I think all of us, no matter which side of the aisle we are on, can agree that Police Officer Eugene Goodman is an American hero.

I see the Capitol Police today... pretty much with the same gear that they wore that day on January 6.

We want to make sure that January 6 never happens again.

I think that he was exposed and felt somewhat, I believe, overpowered by this angry mob.

Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman.

Should have Officer Goodman wore a helmet?

I think it is important that you come back to us at another point with more detailed information about your capability to do this

So no sweeps occurred around Cannon, Longworth, or Rayburn, where most of the Members obviously were before the protest, the insurrection came to the Capitol Building.