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Congresswoman Escobar launched a bilingual online survey to gather information from El Pasoans about their experiences with mail delivery delays and concerns about the future of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, and 172 other House Democrats in sending a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy calling for the reversal of policies that have worsened the crisis facing the Postal Service and exacerbated a dramatic increase in delayed and undelivered mail to El… Read more »

Congresswoman Escobar (TX-16) voted to pass H.R. 7617, the second “minibus” of fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills. H.R. 7617 consists of six appropriations bills: Defense, Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Service and General Government, Labor-HHS-Education, and Transportation-Housing and Urban Development. Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Cindy Stout, CEO and President of El Paso Children’s Hospital (EPCH) announced that EPCH has been awarded a total of $1,500,000 in federal grant funding to assist with the impact of incurring additional expenses for the care of young coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, stoppage of elective procedures, unreimbursed expenses, and lost revenues due to… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Monica Lombraña, Chief Operations and Transportation Officer for the City of El Paso announced that the El Paso International Airport (ELP) has been awarded a total of $15,431,799 in federal grant funding to assist with prevention, preparedness, and response to the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. "The El Paso International… Read more »

“I am proud to support this historic piece of legislation to protect the lives and livelihoods of El Pasoans during this health and economic crisis,” said Congresswoman Escobar. Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Congressman Will Hurd (TX-23), Mayor Dee Margo, County Judge Ricardo A. Samaniego, and Borderplex Chief Executive Officer Jon Barela, released the following joint statement urging U.S. and Mexican authorities to cooperate to contain spread of coronavirus, and El Paso-Juárez region to make contingency plans to minimize impact Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted for H.R. 6201, the bipartisan Families First Coronavirus Response Act, a critical legislation to support El Paso families facing the COVID-19 public health threat. “As El Pasoans learn about the first presumptive positive case of coronavirus, I’m putting families first by supporting critical legislation that appropriates funds to ensure… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) announced changes to operations in her Washington, D.C. and El Paso offices that reflect the current public health recommendations. “As a member of Congress, the health and safety of Americans is my top priority. In that spirit, my office will implement new measures to assist in preventing the spread of coronavirus,” said Congresswoman… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted for H.R. 6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. This $8.3 billion emergency supplemental package will robustly address the coronavirus (COVID-19), including vaccine development, support for state and local governments, and assistance for affected small businesses.  “As COVID-19 cases… Read more »