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Senate Passes Congresswoman Escobar’s Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020

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The U.S Senate passed Congresswoman Veronica Escobar’s (TX-16) bipartisan legislation to protect servicemembers, veterans, and their families and permanently establish the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative (SVI) within the Justice Department (DOJ)’s Civil Rights Division. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation will now head to President Donald Trump’s desk. The Servicemembers and…

Congresswoman Escobar Launches Thank You Notes to El Paso Heroes

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WATCH VIDEO: Congresswoman Escobar Invites Community to Submit Thank You Notes to El Paso Heroes Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) launched “Thank You Notes to El Paso Heroes” inviting El Pasoans to submit digital notes and drawings for frontline health care workers…

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar Announces 2020 Congressional App Challenge Winners

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) hosted a virtual reception to announce the winner of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge: Eastwood High School student Jie Chen, who won with the submission of the application Tech Nav. Tech Nav helps seniors learn the basics of using a smartphone like WiFi configuration, zooming into the screen, or setting text size and relearn it daily…

House of Representatives Passes Congresswoman Escobar’s Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by a vote of 400-1 Congresswoman Veronica Escobar’s (TX-16) bipartisan legislation to protect servicemembers, veterans, and their families. H.R. 8354, the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020 would permanently establish the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative within the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice…

Representatives Escobar, Crow, and Garcia Introduce Legislation to Halt Transfer of ICE Detainees, Slow Spread of COVID-19 in ICE Facilities

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined by Representatives Jason Crow (CO-06) and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) introduced the End Transfers of Detained Immigrants Act, legislation which would immediately prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from transferring immigrant detainees between ICE facilities or to federal, state, and local prisons during the Coronavirus Disease…

Congresswoman Escobar Names Emily Loya as New District Director

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) announced new changes to her staff in her El Paso office. Congresswoman Escobar has hired Emily Loya as the new District Director for the Texas 16th Congressional District. Emily has served the El Paso community for over a decade. “Susie Byrd has been my District Director since I was first elected to office and helped me build my strong…

Representatives Escobar, Woodall, and Soto Introduce Legislation to Keep Families Together in the United States

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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Congressman Rob Woodall (GA-7), and Congressman Darren Soto (FL-9) introduced H.R. 8708, the American Families United Act. This bipartisan legislation is designed to preserve and promote family unity by amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to help millions of U.S. citizens reunite with their loved ones. This…

Congresswoman Escobar Statement on the Ongoing COVID-19 Crisis in El Paso

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(El Paso, TX) – Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) issued the following statement in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in El Paso: “Early on in the pandemic, on April 30, 2020, I sent a letter to local leaders sharing information provided by Dr. Anthony Fauci, who warned that minority communities like El Paso would be as vulnerable to COVID-19 as…

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar Statement on Surge of COVID-19 Cases in El Paso

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) issued the following statement in response to the record-breaking surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in El Paso: “Today, along with the news of the loss of four more lives, our community has reached the grim and heartbreaking milestone of surpassing 1,000 new COVID-19 cases in one day. Make no mistake: El Paso is in a state…

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