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 »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted for H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, an interim emergency funding package that will provide the emergency resources that are desperately needed to help protect the lives and livelihoods of El Pasoans during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
“Every day, El Pasoans see the need for further… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) led 49 of their colleagues on Wednesday in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf demanding the release of detained children amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As the number of children in HHS custody… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced the introduction of H.R. 6533, the Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA).
This bipartisan legislation authorizes the Department of Defense (DoD) to share with state and local health authorities information on infant and maternal health care practices in order to address the United… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Monica Lombraña, Chief Operations and Transportation Officer for the City of El Paso announced that the El Paso International Airport (ELP) has been awarded a total of $15,431,799 in federal grant funding to assist with prevention, preparedness, and response to the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
"The El Paso International… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), announced that El Paso health centers, educational institutions, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, and the City of El Paso have received a total of $95,458,275 in federal grant funding to begin responding to and meeting the evolving health and economic needs created by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General requesting information about the Department’s handling of coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns and the health, safety and welfare of detainees and staff at Border Patrol Station One in El Paso, Texas and across the country.
The letter followed alarming reports from… Read more »
