Congresswoman Veronica Escobar voted to pass an appropriations package that includes important wins for El Paso, rejects the Trump Administration’s plan to eviscerate public services through $163 billion in cuts, and puts meaningful guardrails in place to ensure the Administration can’t, again, withhold federal funding from several programs critical to our community.
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This week marks one year since President Trump began his term, and the Joint Economic Committee has released a new report finding that families spent $1,625 more on average due to inflation during the first year of the Trump administration.
“Despite his promises to end inflation on Day One, Donald Trump and his policies have directly contributed to rising costs across… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement in response to the latest news from ICE confirming additional detention facilities in El Paso County:
“A private corporation received nearly $30 million through a no-bid federal contract to help design more detention space, including another facility in El Paso. Donald Trump and Republicans have been… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement in response to the Washington Post’s article about a detainee death at Camp East Montana likely to be classified as a homicide:
I have been sounding the alarm about Camp East Montana, a $1.24 billion privately operated immigration detention facility funded by American taxpayers since it… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement after the Trump administration announced they were cutting grant funding for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):
“Our country is in the midst of an addiction and mental health crisis, and the Trump administration is choosing to ignore the cries for help. Slashing… Read more »
This ICE Crackdown Is Making the Case for Real Immigration Reform
By Ronald Brownstein
One unintended consequence of President Trump’s militarized mass deportation campaign may be to demonstrate that the iron fist alone can never resolve America’s immigration challenges. And that, ironically, may open the door to a more balanced alternative. One proposal is already quietly… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement:
The entirety of Kristi Noem’s tenure at DHS has marred by the trampling of the department’s stated values of “integrity, vigilance, and respect."
Americans across the country have witnessed ICE and Border Patrol Agents in masks racially profiling Americans, using aggressive and often violent tactics… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement after Representative Steny Hoyer (MD-5) announced his retirement:
“My heartfelt gratitude goes to Leader Hoyer for the decades of public service he has given our nation. He has been a voice of reason throughout increasingly partisan times, specifically during the passage of the ACA and our national response… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted in favor of the first government funding package of 2026 which includes three of the twelve mandatory spending bills; Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water; Interior; and Energy and Water.
In negotiations with Republicans, the Appropriations Committee had three goals: protect Democratic funding levels, drop Republican… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted for legislation that restores the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits and lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans, including 92,000 El Pasoans residing in Texas’ 16th Congressional District.
“Republicans have controlled every lever of government for an entire year and instead of focusing on… Read more »
