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Today, Congresswoman Escobar hosted United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Gloria Montaño Greene, USDA Rural Development State Director of Texas Lilliana Salerno, International Boundary and Water Commissioner Maria-Elena Giner, and various stakeholders around El Paso to discuss the USDA’s role supporting local farms and… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), introduced H.R. 9026, the Climate Adaptation Plan Act of 2022 (CAP Act). This legislation directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator to establish a grant program to facilitate the development of climate adaptation plans for local and tribal governments. A climate adaptation plan is a framework for measuring, tracking, and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $12 million in funding for improvements for the Ysleta Port of Entry using the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program. These funds would be used for pedestrian improvements and to modernize the port’s infrastructure. Congresswoman… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to President Biden urging him to designate Castner Range, El Paso’s crown jewel, as a national monument to meet the goals of his America the Beautiful initiative. Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Dr. Earthea Nance, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator for Region 6, met with El Paso superintendents to discuss the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s federal Clean School Bus Program Funding grant opportunities for local school districts. Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) introduced H.R. 7004, the Pigs in Gestation Stalls Act of 2022 (PIGS Act). This legislation would permanently ban the use of gestation stalls, also known to house pregnant pigs and would require the pigs to have at least 36 square feet of space. These implementations will allow pregnant pigs to lie down, stand up,… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), joined a congressional delegation led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the 26th United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP26). Read more »

The U.S. has deployed sanctions in response to other foreign policy and national security emergencies, including human rights abuses, cybercrime, and corruption, but not to hold environmental polluters accountable for abuses. Read more »

By Representatives Veronica Escobar (D-T.X.), Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), AND Suzanne Bonamici (D- O.R.) If you read the headlines right now you might think Democrats can’t agree on anything — in fact, that could not be further from the truth. The real story is that congressional Democrats, from all parts of this country and from every conference in our Caucus, are… Read more »

Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Norma Torres (CA-35) led a group of lawmakers in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen and Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken urging them to use existing authorities to impose targeted sanctions against individuals responsible for human rights abuses of indigenous and local environmental activists – often referred to as “environmental defenders” – and corruption relating to climate-impacting industries. Read more »