Veronica Escobar actually said...

"I am urging the committee to consider increasing the border set-aside created in the FAST Act for surface transportation program funds from 5 percent to 10 percent in H.R. 2."

"I believe it is just as important to recognize high quality border infrastructure will benefit both those who live on the border and those who do not."

"I represent El Paso, Texas, which is on the southern border. And I am delighted that we are finally focusing a bit more on the Western Hemisphere."

"That is an old racist trope intended to inspire fear and hatred."