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By Shannon Najmabadi All 13 Democrats who represent Texas in Congress are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to reverse a yearslong effort to boot Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid program, saying it jeopardizes thousands of low-income Texans’ ability to access nonabortion health services. Their plea comes just days after a state district judge temporarily stopped the… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted to pass H.R. 447, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021. This bipartisan legislation would create nearly 1 million new apprenticeship opportunities on top of the current expected growth of the apprenticeship system. It would also yield $10.6 billion in net benefits to U.S. taxpayers in the form of increased workers productivity and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), member of the House Judiciary Committee, led 11 of her colleagues in sending a letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. urging the immediate review of the unjust deportations across the United States, including that of Rosa – a survivor and witness of the domestic terrorist attack against El Paso on August 3, 2019 – and calling for the… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted to pass H. Con. Res. 11, FY 2021 Budget Resolution. This budget resolution is a key tool to accelerate passing the robust coronavirus (COVID-19) relief that El Paso families, workers, and small businesses need to combat the pandemic and strengthen the economy. “The COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis has devastated our community, and… Read more »

Today, Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Lori Trahan (MA-03) launched the Congressional Moms Task Force on Family Separation to provide fellow mothers in Congress with a platform to lead reunification efforts in coordination with the Biden administration for migrant children who are still separated from their parents. “In 2017, the Trump administration quietly used El Paso as a… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) issued the following statement on the latest executive actions on immigration signed by President Joe Biden: “President Biden’s executive actions on immigration are not only a clear rejection of the Trump administration’s cruel anti-immigrant agenda but a reaffirmation that America is a nation of immigrants and we are stronger and safer when we have… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) issued the following statement in celebration of Black History Month: “On Black History Month, we honor the countless contributions that generations of Black Americans have made to our nation. This year, we celebrate the momentous inauguration of Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black vice president in American history, and the legacy… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to President Joe Biden’s administration requesting that the El Paso region be considered for a coronavirus (COVID-19) community vaccination site. The letter, which was sent yesterday to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Acting Administrator Robert J. Fenton Jr., highlights that El Paso has achieved an 87% efficiency rate for… Read more »

Today, Representative Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Judy Chu (CA-27) and Yvette Clarke (NY-09) to introduce the Roadmap to Freedom Resolution. This north star for immigration reform was drafted alongside FIRM Action — the nation’s largest immigrant rights network — and is a… Read more »

Today, the House Democratic Caucus approved the nomination of Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) to serve in the House Committee on Ethics and House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis for the 117th Congress. The new committee assignments come in addition to Congresswoman Escobar serving as a member of the House Judiciary Committee and House Armed Services Committee for a second… Read more »