Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and members of the Texas border delegation are calling on Congressional leadership to help protect communities along the U.S.-Mexico border from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by including in the next relief package language mandating a binational strategy and the resources necessary to implement it.
Led by Congresswoman Escobar, the… Read more »
By Rebecca Kheel
The Democratic-controlled House voted Monday to add limits to the Insurrection Act after President Trump threatened to invoke it to deploy active-duty troops against recent protests over racial injustice.
In a 215-190 vote, the House approved the Insurrection Act changes as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act.
The vote fell largely along party-lines,… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar announced that El Paso health care providers have been awarded over $33 million in federal funding to assist with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic response. The funding was distributed to over 400 health care providers in Texas’ 16th Congressional District. Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) invited El Pasoans to share their experiences applying for unemployment benefits through the Texas Workforce Commission. The online survey asks El Pasoans to rate their experience with the application process and to provide feedback on any problems they encountered.
Over 300 El Pasoans have already responded to the online survey, which was… 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 »
(Washington, D.C.) – Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), testified before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee at today’s Member Day hearing.
Congresswoman Escobar highlighted El Paso’s appropriations priorities for Fiscal Year 2021 as it relates to the Department of Homeland Security. Click here to watch a video of her remarks and read… Read more »
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following after the U.S. Department of Defense notified Congress it will reprogram $3.8 billion of military funds to build President Trump’s border wall:
“President Trump claims to love our military but his latest attempt to steal critical funding from our troops… Read more »
“No legislation is perfect and despite the fact that this legislation includes many priorities that I have advocated for on behalf of my community, it provides funding for abhorrent practices. Read more »
