Veronica Escobar: “I was deeply disappointed to see an individual nominated for the top personnel job at the Department who has espoused a…”

I thank my friend, Hillary Scholten. I so appreciate her leadership and her support of the bill. Mr. Speaker, I was born and raised on the U.S.-Mexico border. I am a third-generation border resident. My children are both adults. My son…

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.

Hegseth repeatedly lied to the American people and should be fired—along with all the others in the chat.

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…