Statement from Representative Adriano Espaillat Marking One Year Since Attacks of October 7th

NEW YORK, NY -- Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement marking the one year since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th:

"Today marks one year since the devastating terrorist attack by Hamas that killed nearly 1,200 people. On this solemn day, we embrace the families of the remaining hostages and join with the entire world in mourning and honoring the innocent lives lost on October 7th. Together, we must continue to fight to bring home the hostages who remain, including the four Americans, Edan Alexander, Sagui Dekel-Chen, Omer Neutra, and Keith Siegel and ensure their return and reunification with their loved ones. I remain steadfast in my efforts and collaboration with the Biden-Harris administration and as a co-chair of the Latino-Jewish Congressional Caucus, that we do all it takes to bring humanitarian resources and stabilization to the region to ensure this never happens again."

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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 fourth 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 and serves as Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the committee during the 118th Congress. He is also a member of the House Budget Committee and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as the Deputy Chair as well as Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI). Rep. Espaillat is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and 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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