Veronica Escobar: “I remind the American public why they brought this bill to the floor, both in the Senate and here; it is a talking…”

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…

Most recently, the Texas Attorney General has targeted a nonprofit in El Paso that has long been a partner to the Federal Government.

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

Instead, what we are doing here today is advancing a crackpot legal argument that is itself based on a racist conspiracy theory.