Rep. Veronica Escobar
@RepEscobar
Tejana. Fronteriza. Proudly representing the 16th Congressional District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives. Co-Chair of @HouseDPCC
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http://escobar.house.gov 19-12-2018 22:26:42
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This is incredible news that will save lives.
President Biden is building on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act led by House Democrats, and we must continue the fight to end the gun violence epidemic plaguing our country.
IN ONE HOUR: The bipartisan Quality of Life Panel will unveil its report.
Panel Chairman Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸 and Ranking Member Chrissy Houlahan, HASC Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith will hold a press conference.
Watch it live at youtube.com/live/3fCdGIIFq…
Since Putin started a disinformation campaign on Ukraine aid, we're seeing his talking points parroted on news outlets and even in the halls of Congress.
I had the opportunity to ask Dr. Wallander from the Department of Defense 🇺🇸 today to set the record straight for the American people.
Tristen Newton: back to back national champion.
Congratulations on your win and dominant display last night Tristen Newton! You make El Paso proud!
Student loan debt is an almost $2 trillion crisis in our country, and millions of Americans need relief.
I'm pleased that President Biden is exhausting every avenue to help borrowers disproportionately burdened by student debt.
Today Elizabeth Warren Rep. Sean Casten and Rep. Veronica Escobar sent a letter signed by 26 legislators to President Biden, urging his admin to require that major federal contractors disclose basic climate-related risks and their greenhouse gas emissions
Why does this matter? 🧵
warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press…
Congress’s unwillingness to open legal pathways for economic migrants means there’s only one option for them: asylum.
The U.S. population is aging and we have 8 million unfilled jobs. We need immigrants, but we have to fix the system.
The bipartisan #DignityAct is the solution.
A CODEL led by RM Rep. Adam Smith and Chairman Mike Rogers - and joined by HASC Members Rep. Salud Carbajal and Rep. Veronica Escobar - had the honor of meeting with numerous senior officials including Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Reema Bandar Al-Saud, Turkish MFA Hakan Fidan and Uzbek MFA Bakhtiyor Saidov.