Tonight, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement in response to the bad faith, partisan funding deal put forth by Republicans:
"For the last two years, House Republicans have not meaningfully engaged with Democrats in discussions about funding our government. Because they control every lever of government - the House, Senate and White House - Republicans consistently choose to go it alone. But when the time comes time to bring their funding bills to the floor for a vote, they suddenly no longer want to go it alone and expect House Democrats to blindly support their funding bills.
"This evening, Republicans put a bill on the floor to fund the government through December 4th, with the potential to add millions more funding for Customs Border Protection when, as of June 1st, this agency still has $59 billion available. Meanwhile, the American people are struggling to pay for groceries, utilities and gas — all because of Trump’s tariffs and his illegal war — and we should be working together to address these crises and help our constituents, not throwing more money at agencies that currently have billions available. I'm voting 'no.'
"This isn’t how government should function and as an appropriator, I urge my Republican colleagues to work with us and earn our votes."
