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Escobar and Lead sponsors of the Women’s Health Protection Act call for passage of legislation to codify protections for reproductive rights. 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 »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released a report with the results of a bilingual online survey on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The bilingual online survey asked El Pasoans about their experiences with mail delivery delays and concerns about the future of the USPS. Eight hundred and seventy-nine individuals responded to the survey. The survey is one aspect of… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) demanding answers about concerning allegations of sexual assault and harassment raised by current and former detainees at the El Paso Processing Center… Read more »

Congresswoman Escobar (TX-16) voted for H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act, which prohibits the U.S. Postal Service from implementing any changes to operations or service levels it had in place on January 1, 2020 and provides $25 billion in critical funding to support the USPS. Read more »

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 »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) issued the following statement in response to news reports of alleged sexual assault of detainees at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Processing Center in El Paso: “The extremely alarming reports of alleged systematic sexual harassment and assault of detainees in ICE custody is a disturbing reminder of the danger and… 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 »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), member of the House Judiciary Committee, voted for H.R. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. This legislation is a bold, comprehensive reform to hold police accountable, end racial profiling, change the culture of law enforcement, empower our communities, and build trust between law enforcement and our communities by… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) hosted a conversation called “What Can Communities Do to Improve Police Accountability?” with Marc H. Morial, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban League.  Congresswoman Escobar and Mr. Morial discussed how local governments can strengthen police accountability and community oversight. “People… Read more »