Veronica Escobar: “I'd like to invite all my colleagues on this Subcommittee to look at a bipartisan immigration bill, the Dignity Act.”

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 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…

I got to share with you the roundtable conversations I have been having with our Active Duty service members at Fort Bliss.

It is always fascinating to me to hear folks talk about how often they have been to the border, or they parachute in to observe the border. I live on the U.S.-Mexico border. I represent a wonderful community on the border.