Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Senator Jose Rodriguez (SD-29), and the North American Development Bank (NADB) announced a temporary financing program in response to the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The program, which was approved by Board of Directors of the NADB on May 22, 2020, will support projects that have both environmental benefits and direct… Read more »
By Congresswoman Veronica Escobar
The strength that our nation, including my El Pasoan constituents, has summoned in the midst of the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic is no surprise to anyone who understands our nation’s resilience. Yet, it remains nothing short of awe inspiring.
Americans are stepping in to care for their neighbors in ways large and small, even when our elected… Read more »
The Messenger, by Romelo Rosario from Chapin High School
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) hosted a virtual awards ceremony to announce the winners of the 2020 Congressional Art Competition for Texas’ 16th Congressional District high school students.
This year’s first… Read more »
Congresswoman Escobar hosted a virtual conversation, themed “What Does the El Paso Region Need to do to Aggressively Combat COVID-19?” with two nationally recognized public health experts and more than 70 government, business and civic leaders from the Paso del Norte region. Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted for H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act, an urgently-needed package to address the unprecedented coronavirus health and economic crisis, protect the lives and livelihoods of El Pasoans, and the life of our democracy.
“The coronavirus crisis is unprecedented: 43 El Pasoans have died from COVID-19, almost 60,000 people in our region have lost their… Read more »
Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) led more than 155 of their colleagues in calling on House Democratic leadership to ensure that any future COVID-19 relief packages reject Republican efforts to diminish access to comprehensive reproductive health care.
“As proud members of the first pro-choice majority in… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Cindy Stout, CEO and President of El Paso Children’s Hospital (EPCH) announced that EPCH has been awarded a total of $1,500,000 in federal grant funding to assist with the impact of incurring additional expenses for the care of young coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, stoppage of elective procedures, unreimbursed expenses, and lost revenues due to… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar led 17 of her colleagues in sending a letter asking ICE to immediately change its protocols and procedures to halt the spread of the deadly COVID-19 disease and protect all detainees and employees in El Paso and across the country, and urging the OIG to closely examine these matters. Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar issued the following statement in response to Governor Greg Abbott’s decision not to extend the stay-at-home executive order and allow the reopening of all retail stores, malls, restaurants, movie theaters, libraries and museums Read more »
