Veronica Escobar: “My own district was impacted in a process I have described as being akin to looting.”

Would you please share with us, with the Committee and the American public, why it is really a terrible consequence for any State, whether it is Texas or any State, what the challenges are with a State deciding it is going to create its…

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.

I first want to also express my profound condolences to each and every one of you who've suffered loss.

I look forward to the day that this Committee actually produces good work that the American people expect us to address.