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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) delivered remarks during the Member’s Testimonial event, where Members of Congress shared their memories and reflected on the first anniversary of the January 6th attack. Below her remarks as prepared for delivery: Read more »

Congresswoman Escobar Visiting El Paso Small Business, Chuco Relic Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) announced that the El Paso District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved over 9,799 loans totaling $490,047,441 in funding to local small businesses since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of these… Read more »

Congresswoman Escobar announced the winner of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge: Harmony School of Science student Lisa Rondeau, who won with the submission of the application My ADLE. Read more »

Congresswoman Escobar announced that, as part of her office’s Holidays for Seniors program, she and her team safely delivered more than 2,000 holiday cards handmade by El Paso children from over 30 area elementary schools. “The lives of El Paso seniors have been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic and now more than ever, we need to come together to spread holiday cheer,” said… Read more »

On the heels of the December Child Tax Credit payment, Congresswoman Escobar announced more than 93,000 hardworking El Paso families have received approximately $262 million in tax cuts this year through the expanded Child Tax Credit, according to new estimates from the Joint Economic Committee. Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar and Dr. Heather Wilson, President of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), announced that the West Texas Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Coalition led by UTEP has been selected as one of the 60 finalists for the Department of Commerce’s $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge. The Build Back Better Regional Challenge is a… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022. Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Adriana Clowe, Director of Operations for Desert Spoon Food Hub, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a total of $445,018 in funding to the non-profit to increase El Pasoans’ access to local agricultural products and strengthen our regional food system.  The funding, made possible by the… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted to pass H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, which delivers once-in-a-generation transformational investments to lower the everyday costs that burden El Paso’s hard-working families – from health care and education to childcare, paid leave, and more. Read more »

Congress provided the $1 billion for these FY21 RAISE grants in the appropriations omnibus last December, and Congresswoman Escobar has met with top DOT officials to advocate for the I-10 Deck Park. Read more »