Representative Adriano Espaillat Statement Recognizing Juan Pablo Duarte Day. NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in recognition of Juan Pablo Duarte Day, commemorating the birth of one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic:
Watch video of remarks by Rep. Espaillat during the celebration of the 209th anniversary of the birth of one of the fathers of the Dominican Republic, Juan Pablo Duarte during an event today at the Plazoleta Duarte in Lower Manhattan.
“Today we commemorate the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte — the foremost of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic and a revolutionary who never lost the vision of freedom,” said Rep. Espaillat. “I am proud to join friends and families across New York’s 13th congressional district to celebrate our Dominican heritage, our culture, and our pride.”
Juan Pablo Duarte is hailed as the foremost of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic, and today’s event was held at the statue donated by the Dominican Republic on the 165th anniversary of Duarte’s birth, on January 26, 1978. It is one of six monuments to Latino American leaders that overlook the Avenue of the Americas.
Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his third term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities. He is also a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as the Second Vice Chair and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, where he serves as Deputy Whip. Representative Espaillat also currently serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/. | 
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