Representative Adriano Espaillat Statement Remembering the Victims and Families of September 11. Twenty-one years of Remembrance and Resolve since 9/11 attacks. NEW YORK, NY –– Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in recognition of the 21st year since the attacks of September 11, 2001:
“September 11th is a solemn reminder to each of us and our allies around the globe of the tragic loss of the nearly 3,000 innocent Americans and our strength as a nation to stand united in the face of terrorism,” said Rep. Espaillat.
“Twenty one years later, we remember the lives lost that fateful day as we witnessed the strength and bravery of individuals who sacrificed everything to help their fellow New Yorkers, colleagues at the Pentagon, and fellow passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93.
“As the names of the victims are read each year, we have embraced the loved ones left behind to rebuild along this journey, and as lives were touched around the nation and the world, we have shown our greatest strength as a nation, standing in unity, solidarity, and as ones in the days that followed.
"We reflect on the day in remembrance of the frontline workers who perished while helping their fellow neighbors, and reaffirm our commitment to comfort the survivors and frontline workers who continue to suffer various health issues to this day - including those of whom remain undocumented and feared deportation as they assisted with the cleanup efforts in the days that followed. They too, deserve a pathway to citizenship and legal immigration status here in the United States.
“It is a reminder that we can come together across divides, differences, and ideologies. We stand together and lift each other up, neighborhood by neighborhood, just as we did twenty-one years ago--and vow to never forget 9/11. "We cannot ignore the magnitude of emotion and remembrance as we reflect on the lives of survivors, their families, and first responders -- and we honor those we lost by uniting in service.
"May God continue to bless America, our 9/11 families, survivors and all those who served to help strengthen and comfort our nation in the days that followed. Keep the faith.”
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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