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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) submitted a statement for the record to the House Appropriations Committee for their Member Day hearing. In her written testimony, Congresswoman Escobar advocated for necessary funding to help provide transparency and accountability in policing in El Paso. Read her written testimony as submitted to the Committee below: Thank you, Chairwoman,… 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), joined by Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), reintroduced H.R. 3557, the Homeland Security Improvement Act to address our nation’s immigration challenges at the southwest border in a responsible and humane manner by ensuring accountability, transparency, and oversight.  The Homeland Security… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03) led a bipartisan group of members of the U.S.-Mexico Border Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to reassess the stringent and indeterminate closures and travel restrictions at land ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border. In the letter, the Members commend… Read more »

    Immigration by Brissa Cervantes from Riverside High School  Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) hosted a… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representatives Jason Crow (CO-6) and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) to reintroduce the End Transfer of Detained Immigrants Act, legislation which would immediately prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from transferring immigrant detainees between ICE facilities or to federal, state, and local prisons during the Coronavirus Disease… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) testified before the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies during the subcommittee’s Member Day hearing. In her remarks, Congresswoman Escobar advocated for barracks and rail infrastructural modernization at Fort Bliss in El Paso. Click here to watch a video of… 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 »