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 »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Vice Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), issued the following statement after Governor Greg Abbott signed a draconian six-week abortion ban:
“Texas’ abortion ban is a brazen attack against women’s freedom to make decisions about their own bodies. This illegal and draconian ban would restrict abortion as early as six weeks – before most… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted for H.R. 3233, legislation to establish an independent, bipartisan 9/11-type commission to examine and report upon the facts, causes and security failures relating to the deadly domestic terrorism attack on our democracy on January 6th, 2021.
“On January 6, America and the world witnessed a deadly insurrection that… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Veronica Escobar’s (TX-16) bipartisan legislation to provide Native American communities a critical economic lifeline and opportunity to recover from the coronavirus health and economic crisis.
H.R. 2208, the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act would ensure the… Read more »
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 »
