Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) - joined by Representative Pramila Jayapal, the Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, and 22 other Members of Congress - sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons calling for the… Read more »
On Friday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), along with Representatives John Larson (CT-1) and Nikema Williams (GA-5), introduced the Stop ICE Election Militarization Act to protect American elections from illegal ICE interference. This bill follows President Trump’s threats to “nationalize elections” and his adviser, Steve Bannon’s, call to deploy ICE… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement announcing that she will be boycotting tomorrow’s State of the Union:
"Americans are worse off today because of Donald Trump and his policies, and instead of using the State of the Union to confront the issues we are facing, he will use his platform to lie and divide.
"Americans are suffering… Read more »
Last week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined over 80 House and Senate Democrats - led by Representatives Lizzie Fletcher (TX-7) and Emanuel Cleaver II (MO-5), and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) - in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to vacate the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Congressman Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) sent a letter to the Secretaries of the Departments of Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security demanding a classified briefing on the closure of air space in and around El Paso, Texas and Southern New Mexico earlier this… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement:
“The highly consequential decision by the FAA to shut down the El Paso Airport for 10 days is unprecedented and resulted in significant concern in the community. From what my office and I have been able to gather overnight and early this morning, there is no immediate threat to the community or surrounding… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following update on El Paso airspace:
"After I was informed late last night about the Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) that would close El Paso’s airspace for 10 days, my team and I worked through the night and into the early hours of the morning to get to the bottom of it and then to ensure the TFR was lifted so… Read more »
Yesterday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to Department of Homeland (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons expressing her concerns over potential new immigration detention facilities in her district.
The letter can be found in its entirety below and here.
“Secretary Noem and Acting Director… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined local leaders and stakeholders for the groundbreaking of the Village of Vinton’s Water and Sewer Phase III Project. Congresswoman Escobar secured $4 million in federal funding for this project as part of her 15 community project funding requests for Fiscal Year 2023. Funding for this project was included in the Consolidated… Read more »
As part of the minibus appropriations package, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Defense funding bill. This legislation invests in Fort Bliss, gives a well-deserved pay raise to servicemembers, and works to grow El Paso’s defense manufacturing ecosystem.
“As a member of the Appropriations Committee, one of my priorities is a… Read more »
