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Representative Adriano Espaillat, Community Leaders Hold Press Conference to Speak Out Against Racist Threats Targeting Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg
Monday, March 27, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.
NEW YORK, NY – Join Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and community leaders this Monday, March 27th at 10:30 a.m. during a press conference to speak out against the vile racist attacks targeting Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg amid the criminal investigation of former President Donald Trump.
The Espaillat led press conference will take place at the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building located at 163 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027.
During the press conference, Rep. Espaillat and leaders will offer remarks in solidarity with D.A. Bragg's ongoing lawful investigation and potential indictment of former President Trump and speak out against the Republican-backed racist and hate-based rhetoric targeting D.A. Bragg and his family.
WHO: Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)
NYS Senator Cordell Cleare
NYS Senator Robert Jackson
NYS Assemblymember Al Taylor
NYS Assemblymember Inez E. Dickens
NYS Assemblymember Eddie Gibbs
NYS Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia
NYS Assemblymember Manny De Los Santos
NYS Assemblymember George Alvarez
NYC Council Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala
NYC Councilmember Carmen De La Rosa
NYC Councilmember Shaun Abreu
NYC Councilmember Julie Menin
NYC Councilmember Pierina Sanchez
NYC Councilmember Oswald Feliz
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine
The Honorable C. Virginia Fields
Lloyd A. Williams, CEO of the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce
WHAT: Press Conference in Solidarity with Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg
WHEN: Monday, March 27, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.
WHERE:
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building
163 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027
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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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