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 »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar released the following statement following confirmation from the El Paso County Medical Examiner that a detainee died of “asphyxia due to neck and torso compression”:
"Secretary Noem and Director Lyons have an obligation to provide Congress with a thorough briefing on the circumstances of the confirmed murder of a detainee at Camp East… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) gave a speech on the House Floor stating her opposition to the DHS Funding Bill. You can find the transcript of her speech below:
Mr. Speaker, as a member of the House Homeland Appropriations Subcommittee, I stand today in opposition to this Homeland Appropriations bill.
I want to be very clear: the bill that passed out of committee had… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar voted to pass an appropriations package that includes important wins for El Paso, rejects the Trump Administration’s plan to eviscerate public services through $163 billion in cuts, and puts meaningful guardrails in place to ensure the Administration can’t, again, withhold federal funding from several programs critical to our community.
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This week marks one year since President Trump began his term, and the Joint Economic Committee has released a new report finding that families spent $1,625 more on average due to inflation during the first year of the Trump administration.
“Despite his promises to end inflation on Day One, Donald Trump and his policies have directly contributed to rising costs across… Read more »
