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President Biden’s decision to forgive $10,000 in student loans for individuals earning less than $125,000 and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients will be life-changing for many El Pasoans, and while we have to address the root causes of deep economic inequity, this was an important step in the right direction. Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) proudly announced the West Texas Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Coalition, led by the University of Texas at El Paso’s (UTEP) renowned Aerospace Center, has been awarded $40 million as a winner of the Department of Commerce’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge.  Managed by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) and funded by the… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) proudly announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), an agency within the Department of Transportation (DOT), will award over $8.8 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which Congresswoman Escobar voted for and was signed into law by President Biden last year, to El Paso’s Mass Transit Department for Sun Metro. This funding… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted for the passage of H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. This reconciliation bill provides funding to fight inflation, promote domestic energy production and manufacturing, reduce carbon emissions, allow Medicare to negotiate the cost of prescription drugs, and extend important facets of the Affordable Care Act. 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 »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted for the passage of H.R. 8294, the Fiscal Year 2023 Six-Bill Appropriations Minibus. The minibus includes appropriations bills from Transportation, Housing and Urban Development; Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA; Energy and Water Development; Financial Services and General Government; Interior-Environment; and Military Construction… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) proudly announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $5 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which Congresswoman Escobar voted for on November 5, 2021 and was signed into law by President Biden on November 15, 2021, to the El Paso International Airport (ELP). This funding will be used for energy-efficient lighting and… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) Vice-Chair of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, and her House Armed Services Committee (HASC) colleagues advanced out of committee H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023. “This comprehensive FY23 NDAA is the result of thoughtful, crucial work to invest in our nation’s… 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) voted to pass the $1.5 trillion Bipartisan Omnibus Appropriations Bill. Read more »