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Congresswoman Escobar, House Democrats Condemn Trump Administration’s Latest Attacks on Special Education

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This week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representatives Lucy McBath (GA-6), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Lateefah Simon (CA-12) and over 100 other House Democrats in sending a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought strongly condemning and urging the Trump Administration to rescind their decision…

Congresswoman Escobar Withholds Her Pay for Duration of the Republican Government Shutdown

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar released the following statement after sending a letter to the Catherine Szpindor, Chief Administrative Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives:    “If federal employees aren’t getting paid, Members of Congress shouldn’t either. I’m withholding my own pay until all 18,000 federal employees in El Paso and all service members…

Congresswoman Escobar Joins Rep. Castro, Texas Democrats in Demanding Greg Abbott End Unlawful Deployment of Texas National Guard

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This week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar joined Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and eight of their Democratic colleagues, including Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), Congresswoman Julie Johnson (TX-32), Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Lloyd…

Congresswoman Escobar Expresses Further Concern Over Lack of Transparency and Communication from ICE, DHS

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons to express her serious concerns regarding a lack of transparency and communication with her office regarding attempts to conduct Congressional oversight at the…

Congresswoman Escobar Reacts to Latest Data on Republican Healthcare Premium Increases

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement after data was published by the House Budget Committee on the impacts of Republicans choosing to let Affordable Care Act tax credits expire: “Donald Trump and Republicans swore to the American people that they would lower costs yet have made life more expensive and difficult for hard-working…

Congresswoman Escobar Releases Statement on Republican Government Funding Bill

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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement after voting against the Republican proposal to temporarily fund the government: “Today, I again voted against the same partisan, temporary government funding bill that Republicans passed on a party-line vote in March. This is not a ‘clean,’ status-quo funding bill, but an extension of deep cuts made by Republicans…

Congresswoman Escobar Releases Statement on Charlie Kirk Resolution

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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement on the Republican resolution on Charlie Kirk: "My Catholic faith has been central to my personal and political values. I do not wear my faith on my sleeve and rarely reference it, but I do what I can to follow the lesson of Matthew 25:40, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did to one of the least of my…

Congresswoman Escobar on Jimmy Kimmel’s Removal

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement: “The unprecedented use of the power of the federal government to silence anyone President Donald Trump disagrees with or dislikes should alarm every American.  “The reason Jimmy Kimmel was indefinitely removed by ABC is because of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s threat to the network to ‘do this the easy…

Congresswoman Escobar on Resolution Condemning Political Violence

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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement: “I always have and always will unequivocally, in the strongest possible terms, condemn political violence of any kind. I’m proud to support the resolution introduced by Representative Marc Veasey, which lists and denounces some of the devastating examples of this violence over the last…

Congresswoman Escobar Joins Rep. DeLauro, House Democrats to Introduce FAMILY Act in Fight for Universal Paid Leave

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This week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and 189 House Democrats in introducing the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act. The FAMILY Act would create a permanent, national paid family and medical leave program. It would guarantee up to 12 weeks of partial income for workers who have to take leave for serious medical…

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