Congresswomen Jackie Speier (CA-14), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), and 102 Members introduced the Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act to ensure military families receive the quality reproductive health care they deserve. The bill would bring health care provided by the military in line with current law for civilian populations by… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Senator Ed Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in reintroducing the Green New Deal Resolution (GND). The Green New Deal resolution envisions a 10-year national mobilization, akin to FDR’s New Deal, that would put millions to work in good-paying, union jobs repairing the nation’s infrastructure, reducing air and water pollution,… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) announced today that many El Pasoans who receive Veterans’ benefits could expect Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 to hit their bank accounts beginning this week.
Many El Paso families have already received Economic Impact Payments as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which Congresswoman Escobar voted to… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted to pass H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, landmark legislation that will help close the gender wage gap by strengthening equal pay protections for women in El Paso and across the country.
The bill would create more effective remedies for women who are not paid equal pay for equal work by requiring employers to prove that pay disparities exist… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), testified before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure at today’s Member Day hearing to advocate for priorities in El Paso.
This hearing comes on the heels of the release of the Biden-Harris administration’s American Jobs Plan, and ahead of the Committee’s plan to markup H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act next month. Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) announced the introduction of H.R. 2208, the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act.
This bipartisan legislation would ensure the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta tribes are covered by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Chief Executive Officer of Centro San Vicente Dr. Christina Paz, Chief Executive Officer of Centro De Salud Familiar La Fe Salvador Balcorta, and Project Vida Co-Director Bill Schlesinger announced that El Paso Community Health Centers will be awarded a combined total of $12,650,875 from the American Rescue Plan.
The funding will allow El Paso… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted to pass H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, and H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, two landmark pieces of legislation to modernize and reform our immigration system and secure permanent protections and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have been, and will continue to be, key to the… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Vice Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, voted to pass H.R. 1620, a bipartisan, long-term Violence Against Women Act reauthorization.
The landmark Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ushered in transformative progress by calling for the protection of all Americans from violence and abuse and working to ensure all victims and… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Vice Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, voted to pass H.J.Res. 17, a joint resolution to remove an arbitrary time limit previously set by Congress for the states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), a proposed amendment to the Constitution that guarantees equal rights for women. This joint resolution has bipartisan support and… Read more »
