Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), alongside Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04), introduced the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Pay Oversight for Workforce Evaluation and Retention Act, or the JROTC POWER Act, to improve oversight of JROTC instructor recruitment and retention nationwide.
This follows a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found… Read more »
This morning, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) spoke twice during a House Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MILCON-VA) Subcommittee hearing. Testifying at today’s subcommittee hearing were Doug Collins, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Richard Topping, Assistant Secretary of Management and Chief Financial… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MILCON-VA) Appropriations bill, which advanced out of the House Appropriations Committee with unanimous bipartisan support.
The FY2027 MILCON-VA bill provides $481 billion overall, including $157 billion in discretionary funding for… Read more »
This afternoon, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) spoke on the bipartisan wins included in the Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Bill on the House floor ahead of the final vote for the legislation.
The video can be found here and a transcript can be found below:
Congresswoman Escobar: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Escobar (TX-16), alongside Congressman Morgan Luttrell (TX-8), introduced the El Paso VA Medical Center Activation Readiness Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation to strengthen congressional oversight and ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is fully prepared to open the El Paso VA Medical Center and deliver timely, high quality care to veterans across… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined 144 other Members of Congress, led by Richard Hudson (NC-9), in cosponsoring the Love Lives On Act — bipartisan legislation to ensure surviving spouses of fallen service members and veterans do not lose critical benefits if they choose to remarry. Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), member of the influential House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after she voted against the Fiscal Year 2026 Republican Military Construction and Veterans Affairs funding bill:
“Today, I voted against House Republicans’ 2026 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies funding bill that worsens… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined leadership from Fort Bliss and the community to celebrate the long-awaited groundbreaking of the military base’s rail yard. This project would bolster mobility and rapid deployment capabilities at one of the largest military installations in the country.
“Part of maintaining readiness means investing in vital infrastructure at… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Dr. Stephen Ferrara, and Director of theDefense Health Agency, Lieutenant General Telita Crosland, about the impending closure of the Desert Sage Medical Home.
“El Paso is the proud home to Fort Bliss and the stellar service members and military families which are the… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45) to be an original co-sponsor of HR 1637, the Protect Veteran Jobs Act. This follows a fact sheet published by the House Appropriations Committee detailing the firing of almost 6,000 veterans from the federal government, including over 2,500 veterans from the Departments of Defense and Veterans… Read more »
