press release for immediate release april 6, 2022 representative adriano espaillat leads delegation call for additional covid-19 funding for new york members seek to stop spread of variants, provide health care to all new yorkers washington, dc -- today, representative adriano espaillat (ny-13) led his new york colleagues in letter to house speaker nancy pelosi , house minority leader kevin mccarthy , senate majority leader chuck schumer , and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell urging additional funding to be included in the imminent covid-19 supplemental for new yorkers. 