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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined the League of Conservation Voters, Chispa TX, and Rewiring America to discuss implementation of the historic clean energy and climate justice investments from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The webinar connected state and local government officials, superintendents, and El Paso organizations… Read more »

Representatives Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), joined by Representatives James Clyburn (SC-06), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Brian Higgins (NY-26), John Garamendi (CA-08), Katie Porter (CA-47) Nikema Williams (GA-06), and Summer Lee (PA-12) introduced the Disarm Hate Act to prevent individuals convicted of violent misdemeanor hate crimes from purchasing or possessing firearms. Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) led a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) asking for a comprehensive investigation into the shooting of a Mexican national by a Texas National Guard Servicemember along the border of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.  The letter, signed by 10 additional members of the Texas Democratic Delegation, comes amid Governor Greg Abbott’s continued… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the Climate Crisis Advisory Committee Framework and reintroduced her legislation H.R. 5204, the Climate Adaptation Plan Act of 2023 (CAP Act), inspired by the report and the work of her Climate Crisis Advisory Committee (CCAC). This legislation directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator to establish a grant… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement: "On August 3, 2019, El Pasoans found themselves at the center of America’s domestic violent extremism and our gun violence epidemic. "It’s been four years since a white supremacist confessed that he drove over 10 hours to El Paso in order to slaughter Hispanics and immigrants. He published a screed… Read more »

Today Congresswoman Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement on Greg Abbott’s family separation policy at the southern border. “I am horrified by the news that Greg Abbott is separating children from their fathers at our southern border. In a throwback to the cruel family separation policies of former President Donald Trump, Governor Abbott is once again using inhumanity and… Read more »

Today Congresswoman Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth expressing her support for decorated World War I hero and former El Paso resident Pvt. Marcelino Serna to be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. “Pvt. Marcelino Serna is the most heavily decorated World War I veteran in Texas’ history,” Congresswoman Escobar wrote. “He valiantly… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement:  “Through this year’s appropriations cycle, I am proud to bring $19.2 million in Community Project Funding back to El Paso and our small towns to revitalize our community’s infrastructure, fight food insecurity, invest in research and innovation, support housing investments for our servicemembers, and… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement:  “Try as my Republican colleagues might to ignore our duty, it is the responsibility of the Legislative Branch to act on immigration reform. “The longer Congress refuses to address our country’s outdated immigration laws and policies, the more we should anticipate lawsuits… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan requesting the agency to consider conducting a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) as part of the BOTA Land Port of Entry modernization project. The assessment is requested in addition to the already required Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Review… Read more »