Statement from Representative Adriano Espaillat on the Election of House Speaker. WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement on the election of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during the 118th Congress.
“For the first time in 100 years, the House of Representatives has been unable to organize for multiple days due to the inability of House Republicans to form a union and govern,” said Rep. Espaillat. “Over these past few days, Kevin McCarthy has shown all of us that he is a selfish leader, only concerned with himself and not the American people. As we move forward with the official start of the 118th Congress, House Democrats are ready, willing, and able to get to work on behalf of the American people. But it has been made obvious that we do not have a partner on the other side of the aisle because the Republican Conference has been taken over by Extreme MAGAites who have been allowed to play political games at the risk of families around the nation.
“The American people deserve a Congress that works and delivers for them, not one that is mired in endless chaos, confusion, and crisis. Democrats are stronger and more united than ever, and we are ready to take on the challenges that lie ahead in this new year.”
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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