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El Paso Matters Op-Ed: Student loan forgiveness will benefit El Paso families
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President Biden’s decision to forgive $10,000 in student loans for individuals earning less than $125,000 and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients will be life-changing for many El Pasoans, and while we have to address the root causes of deep economic inequity, this was an important step in the right direction. El Paso Times: $600M in federal money aimed at modernizing, reducing air pollution at Bridge of Americas
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By Julia Lucero There will be a $600 million federal investment to try and modernize the Bridge of the Americas Land Port of Entry in El Paso, a news release from U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar read. The money will be provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for site acquisition, design and construction of facilities. The law includes more than $3.4 billion… Army Times: Suicide attempts, delayed pay prompt calls for probe into Guard’s Texas mission
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Thirteen Democratic members of the Texas congressional delegation called Thursday for a sweeping inspector general investigation into Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott’s highly touted border mission, following news reports of poor working and living conditions for troops, habitual pay problems, and suspected suicides tied to the operation. El Paso Times: Veronica Escobar and other local El Paso leaders discuss benefits of infrastructure bill
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U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar and other El Paso elected officials shared details about how federal funding can help improve local infrastructure Tuesday. El Paso Times: El Paso will have voice in climate talks as Veronica Escobar arrives at COP26 in Glasgow
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How effectively countries battle climate change will be decided in Scotland this week and U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar will have a voice in deciding the best path forward. The Hill OpEd: We can and will meet the climate test in the Build Back Better Act
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By Representatives Veronica Escobar (D-T.X.), Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), AND Suzanne Bonamici (D- O.R.) If you read the headlines right now you might think Democrats can’t agree on anything — in fact, that could not be further from the truth. The real story is that congressional Democrats, from all parts of this country and from every conference in our Caucus, are… Univison Op-Ed: We need investments in the care economy to help close the wage gap for Latinas
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This year's Latina Equal Pay Day is different for Latinas in Houston, El Paso, and across Texas. Our country is still grappling with the effects of a pandemic that took the lives of nearly 718,000 people and forced out at least 5.5 million women from the workforce. Our home state of Texas, ranking second for most COVID-19 deaths, is also trailing behind the rest of the… Univision Opinión: Necesitamos invertir en la economía del cuidado para cerrar la brecha salarial para las latinas
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"Las latinas todavía ganan aproximadamente 57 centavos por cada dólar que gana un hombre blanco no hispano. Esto significa que a las latinas les toma casi dos años alcanzar las ganancias generadas en un año por un hombre blanco no hispano". El Paso Times: Veronica Escobar introduces bill proposing humanitarian overhaul of asylum process for migrants
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By Lauren Villagran Even as the number of people seeking asylum at the southern border has grown, Congress has done little to change how the U.S. treats asylum seekers. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-El Paso) on Tuesday introduced a bill, the "Re-imagining Asylum Processing Act," that proposes to overhaul how asylum claims are made and treated at the Southwest border. The bill would… Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
