Veronica Escobar: “There is an absolute unwillingness by my Republican colleagues to participate in real solutions.”

I regrettably could not be present today to vote on the Floor proceedings before the House. Had I been present, I would have voted: NO on Roll Call No. 276, NO on Roll Call No. 277, YEA on Roll Call 278, and NO on Roll Call No. 279…

ICE no longer plans to detain up to 8,500 immigrants in the facilities as originally envisioned, and instead will convert the property into an ICE campus.

Democrats are not attacking the institutions that are important to our democracy. Unfortunately, Republicans are.

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