Veronica Escobar: “I represent El Paso, Texas, which is on the southern border. And I am delighted that we are finally focusing a bit more…”

This hearing is a very brazen effort to provide political cover to my Governor, Government Greg Abbott, who has unconstitutionally used State resources to try to impose the State's own immigration policies and laws.

Governor Greg Abbott, under the auspices of what a Republican colleague of mine just described as Texas defending itself, has actually created an incredibly hostile environment for my community of El Paso, Texas.

We are only 12 days away from a potential government shutdown, and yet here we are debating yet another slate of unserious Republican policies, so-called antiwoke bills. Instead of prioritizing legislation to improve the lives of the…

I am so proud of my colleagues and so incredibly honored and privileged to be working alongside them toward this very noble purpose. I am so proud of my Republican colleagues, as well, and honored they are on this bill. It is a strange…