The House Natural Resources Committee advanced legislationto designate the El Paso Community Healing Garden as a federally recognized National Memorial Site. Introduced in July 2021, H.R. 4380 honors the victims and survivors of the August 3, 2019, domestic terrorist attack in El Paso, as well as the first responders and the entire community. 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 »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar issued the following statement on the second anniversary of the domestic terrorist attack against El Paso, Texas:
“Two years ago, the beautiful border community of El Paso endured a horrific, hate-fueled mass shooting that killed 23 innocent souls, injured 22, and changed our lives forever. Today, our hearts remain broken as we remember the victims,… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) introduced legislation to designate the El Paso Community Healing Garden as a federally recognized National Memorial Site. The introduction of this legislation comes ahead of the two-year mark of the August 3rd, 2019, domestic terrorist attack against El Paso, Texas.
“Almost two years ago, El Pasoans found themselves at the… 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) voted to pass H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act and H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, two bipartisan commonsense gun violence prevention measures to require background checks on all gun sales and close the Charleston Loophole that allowed the hate crime at Mother Emanuel AME Church. In the 116th Congress, the House passed… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the domestic terrorist attack that killed 23 and injured 22 at the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso, Texas:
“One year ago, our community and the nation were shocked and heartbroken by the horrific act of domestic terrorism fueled by racism and xenophobia that killed 23 beautiful souls,… Read more »
Ahead of the one-year mark of the deadliest targeted attack against Latinos in modern American history, Congresswoman Escobar delivered remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives unveiling legislation to commemorate the August 3rd shooting in El Paso and designate the El Paso Community Healing Garden as a federally recognized National Memorial. Read more »
(Washington, D.C.) – Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision today in Hernández v. Mesa, blocking relief to Sergio Adrián Hernández Güereca’s family and families of future cross-border shooting victims:
“Today’s Supreme Court decision denies justice to the family of Sergio Hernández, an unarmed teenager from Ciudad… Read more »
By Emily Cochrane
When President Trump delivered his State of the Union address in 2019, he pointed to El Paso as a sign of the success of his immigration policies, claiming it had been transformed from “one of our nation’s most dangerous cities” to “one of the safest cities in our country” by the construction of a border wall.
In the audience, Representative Veronica Escobar, the… Read more »
