By Erin Coulehan
El Paso’s own Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) is being honored by one of the world’s leading women’s publications.
Escobar was named one of ELLE’s “Nine Latinx Women Changing the World” as part of National Hispanic Heritage Month.
Other honorees include actress Rachel Zegler, author Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, athlete SIlvia… Read more »
Escobar and Lead sponsors of the Women’s Health Protection Act call for passage of legislation to codify protections for reproductive rights. Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar delivered remarks at the El Paso Chamber 2021 State of Congress. Below is a transcript of her remarks as prepared:
Good morning, everyone. I’d like to begin by thanking David Jerome and the El Paso Chamber for the opportunity to share our work with the business community, and I’d like to thank all of you for being here with us.
Before I get… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee passed Congresswoman Veronica Escobar’s (TX-16) legislation to criminalize fraudulent immigration services and prevent notario fraud.
H.R. 4435, the Fight Notario Fraud Act of 2021, introduced on July 16 by Congresswoman Escobar, would criminalize the provision of fraudulent legal services, certain misrepresentations by individuals who… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted for H.Res. 503, which empowers Congress to find the truth of the January 6th attack and ensure that this assault on democracy does not happen again. This legislation will create a Select Committee charged with investigating and reporting upon the facts and causes, as well as making recommendations to prevent similar domestic terrorist… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined House Democratic Women’s Caucus co-Chairs Jackie Speier (CA-14), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) and Lois Frankel (FL-22), Vice Chair Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to introduce the Even Playing Field Act to ensure equal pay, investment and working conditions for U.S national team athletes, coaches and other… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision against Texas Republicans’ unlawful efforts to gut the Affordable Care Act:
“Today’s Supreme Court decision is a victory for all Americans – including the 49,386 El Paso County residents who are benefitting from access to quality, affordable health care and the transformational… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) issued the following statement after Governor Greg Abbott signed deadly permitless carry legislation:
“After the August 3rd attack on El Paso, Governor Greg Abbott promised victims and our devastated community that he would take action against gun violence. Almost two years later, Governor Abbott has chosen to betray… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representatives Judy Chu (CA-27), Lois Frankel (FL-21), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-7) and Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to reintroduce the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), bicameral federal legislation to guarantee equal access to abortion, everywhere. The bill’s introduction follows the Supreme… Read more »
By Suzanne Gamboa
At a time when states are restricting the teaching of racism in U.S. history, Rep. Veronica Escobar is calling for a correction of the bigotry that denied a Mexican American World War I hero the nation’s highest military honor.
Escobar, a Texas Democrat, has introduced legislation that would authorize President Joe Biden to posthumously award Marcelino… Read more »
