Adriano Espaillat

I thank Congressman Suozzi for his leadership on this bill and for working with me on this fight for justice. I also want to thank Chairwoman Waters and Ranking Member McHenry for working with us to get this bill out of the committee…

These men spent 191 days in combat and were the most active regiment throughout the entire First World War. Under constant enemy fire and cast away from the nation they swore an oath to protect, they still persevered, fighting until the…

If confirmed, she will be the first woman of color to hold this important role.

America will not recover unless all of us recover.

Communities of color feel that when we have these mega projects, they're totally left out.

Transportation infrastructure will be great to give a facelift to the country, to the roads, bridges, and tunnels.

We have to create pathways for people of color to get into those jobs, into the trades, into our workforce for good paying jobs.

Migration is not an easy subject. It’s a complicated and complex one. It involves environmental issues. It involves violence.

Congratulations to our chair, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, for her hard work. Madam Speaker, a day after passing the historic commission with robust bipartisan help, we are here now to support this emergency security funding bill. The…

Yesterday, April 19, marked the 32nd anniversary of a terrible assault, a sexual assault in Central Park that marked the history and marked really the story of New York City. But it was also one that resulted in the wrongful arrest and…

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 121. members recorded pursuant to house resolution 8, 117th congress Adams (Brown) Allred (Wexton) Baird (Walorski) Barragan (Beyer) Bass (Brownley) Beatty (Lawrence) Buchanan…

It should offend every one of us that there remains a pay gap between men and women for the same work. Women of color, in particular--African-American women, Latina women, Native American women, AAPI women--are making as low as 52 cents…

Before I begin, I include in the Record a letter from the Equal Rights Advocates in support of H.R. 7. Equal Rights Advocates, April 14, 2021. Re Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) and vote no on harmful amendments. Dear…

I was in a Zoom meeting with the Secretary of Transportation. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 104.

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 also want to applaud the committee for including the new 'gridlock' program to attack the plague of congestion in new, innovative ways.

Mass transit is one of the most important areas in need of investment, not just in New York but throughout America.

I urge you to include them again.

I strongly believe that if we invest in training in diverse communities and promote policies that make projects accessible to a more diverse array of participants, we can create a cycle of success.

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

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

I believe this new program will serve to scale these innovative solutions in a way that improves our local and regional transportation systems.

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

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…

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