Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons to express her serious concerns regarding a lack of transparency and communication with her office regarding attempts to conduct Congressional oversight at the… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement after data was published by the House Budget Committee on the impacts of Republicans choosing to let Affordable Care Act tax credits expire:
“Donald Trump and Republicans swore to the American people that they would lower costs yet have made life more expensive and difficult for hard-working… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement after voting against the Republican proposal to temporarily fund the government:
“Today, I again voted against the same partisan, temporary government funding bill that Republicans passed on a party-line vote in March. This is not a ‘clean,’ status-quo funding bill, but an extension of deep cuts made by Republicans… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement on the Republican resolution on Charlie Kirk:
"My Catholic faith has been central to my personal and political values. I do not wear my faith on my sleeve and rarely reference it, but I do what I can to follow the lesson of Matthew 25:40, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did to one of the least of my… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement:
“The unprecedented use of the power of the federal government to silence anyone President Donald Trump disagrees with or dislikes should alarm every American.
“The reason Jimmy Kimmel was indefinitely removed by ABC is because of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s threat to the network to ‘do this the easy… Read more »
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement:
“I always have and always will unequivocally, in the strongest possible terms, condemn political violence of any kind. I’m proud to support the resolution introduced by Representative Marc Veasey, which lists and denounces some of the devastating examples of this violence over the last… Read more »
This week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and 189 House Democrats in introducing the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act. The FAMILY Act would create a permanent, national paid family and medical leave program. It would guarantee up to 12 weeks of partial income for workers who have to take leave for serious medical… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement:
“Today, the families of the hostages taken by Hamas are protesting outside of the Israeli Prime Minister’s residence demanding he prioritize the safe return of their loved ones and end the war. Simultaneously, the United Nations’ Human Rights Council released a 70-page report concluding beyond a… Read more »
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to participate in the Conference Committee to finalize the fiscal year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; and Legislative Branch funding bills.
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) was named as one of 13 Democrats… Read more »
On Wednesday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined the Center for American Progress, a leading independent, nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action, as well as Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez and Tom Suozzi, for a… Read more »
