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By Rebecca Kheel The Democratic-controlled House voted Monday to add limits to the Insurrection Act after President Trump threatened to invoke it to deploy active-duty troops against recent protests over racial injustice. In a 215-190 vote, the House approved the Insurrection Act changes as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. The vote fell largely along party-lines,… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) announced that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has benefited 6,358 El Paso businesses and organizations and retained 83,773 jobs in Texas’ 16th Congressional District so far during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “The Paycheck Protection Program provides a lifeline to struggling El Paso businesses and the… Read more »

Congresswoman Escobar released a report with the results of an online survey on the TWC. The online survey asked El Pasoans that have been terminated, laid off, furloughed, or otherwise separated from their employer due to the coronavirus pandemic to rate their experience with the TWC unemployment application process and to provide feedback on any problems they encountered. Read more »

(El Paso, TX)–Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) introduced… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador urging them to work on a binational strategy to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that includes identical testing and tracing policies, and resources to slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect border communities. The letter, which was sent… Read more »

By Lauren Villagran U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Tuesday urged the U.S. and Mexican presidents to pursue a binational strategy to tackle COVID-19 as infections swell on both sides of the border. On the eve of the meeting in Washington, D.C., between Donald Trump and Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the El Paso Democrat implored "urgent action" in an open letter to both men. "With… Read more »

NDAA Markup Includes Key Provisions Championed by Congresswoman Escobar Late last night, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and her House Armed Services Committee (HASC) colleagues unanimously advanced the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 which includes several key provisions introduced and championed by Congresswoman Escobar.  “This year’s NDAA… Read more »

The $1.5 trillion Plan to Rebuild American Infrastructure Includes  Congresswoman Escobar’s Amendments to Improve Infrastructure in El Paso Colonias Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted to pass H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act. This sweeping legislation invests more than $1.5 trillion to rebuild America’s infrastructure while creating millions of good-paying… Read more »

Today, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis unveiled the Solving the Climate Crisis report, a comprehensive congressional climate action framework that highlights Congresswoman Veronica Escobar’s (TX-16) H.R. 2759, the Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act, as a critical tool in the effort to solve the climate crisis. The Department of Defense Climate… Read more »

Congresswoman Escobar voted for H.R. 1425, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act. This legislation builds on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to lower health costs and prescription drug prices for all El Pasoans. Today’s vote comes days after the Trump administration filed a brief asking the Supreme Court to strike down the entirety of the ACA. Read more »