Yesterday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined 192 of her Democratic colleagues led by Representatives Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Angie Craig (MN-02) to introduce the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 to repeal the devastating cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Program (SNAP) in the One Big Beautiful. Forty-two million… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – Today, Representatives Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), joined by Representatives James Clyburn (SC-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), John Garamendi (CA-08),Tim Kennedy (NY-26), Summer Lee (PA-12),David Min (CA-47), and Nikema Williams (GA-06), reintroduced the Disarm Hate Act to… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to USPS Inspector General Tammy Hull urging a formal investigation into widespread United States Postal Service (USPS) problems affecting El Paso residents and postal workers. The Congresswoman’s request is in light of significant rise in constituent casework, including delayed mail delivery, vandalized cluster boxes, and… Read more »
Yesterday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney S. Scott, and Border Patrol Chief Michael W. Banks, to elevate her office’s numerous attempts to get answers on the fatal shooting of a family dog in September.
The letter can be found in its entirety below and here.
“Commissioner Scott and… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar released the following statement after continued reporting that criminals have been impersonating US immigration officers to carry out robberies, kidnappings, and sexual assaults in several states:
"Together with millions of Americans, I remain horrified and disgusted by the Trump Administration's hardline immigration enforcement… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement in reaction to White House Border Czar Tom Homan’s invitation to speak at UTEP in December:
“UTEP’s embrace of right-wing politics in the last few years has been alarming and is unreflective of El Paso. As a loving, welcoming community, the invitation of Tom Homan is contrary to the… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement:
”It should now be abundantly clear to everyone in our country that Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans do not care that Americans are struggling - that grocery bills, utility bills and health insurance costs are unacceptably high. In fact, they’ve shown that they will go to any lengths to strip hardworking… Read more »
(El Paso, TX) – Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, and Acting Director of U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement, Todd Lyons detailing continued concerns about the inhumane conditions at Camp East Montana. This follows aprevious letter the Congresswoman sent on… Read more »
Today, the Office of Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement:
”Speaker Pelosi has been the most consequential leader of our time, a history maker, and pillar of unmatched strength, strategy, and brilliance.
"Throughout her decades of service, she has guided our nation through some of its darkest hours and championed transformative legislation that… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement after the rulings in the District of Massachusetts and District of Rhode Island regarding the Trump administration’s decision to illegally withhold food assistance funding from needy families in November:
“Today, two federal courts confirmed what we’ve been sounding the alarm about: the Trump… Read more »
