Veronica Escobar: “Unfortunately, our colleagues on the other side of the aisle don't hear the suffering happening in our communities…”

“Unfortunately, our colleagues on the other side of the aisle don't hear the suffering happening in our communities, communities like El Paso, vulnerable communities that need more testing, more tracing. This bill does that. It provides that necessary step to safely reopening our economies. It also provides $1 billion for my community of El Paso, Texas, $35 billion for the State of Texas. For this and many other reasons, we need to look at this as one step in a long journey, a painful journey, but one that we are in together. {time} 1700”