Veronica Escobar actually said...

Frankly, if there's anyone to blame for the challenges at our border, it is the U.S. Congress.

There is nobody in the country who wants a safe, secure border more than those of us who have invested our lives living there.

I want to apologize on behalf of what happened.

What we have seen today is... an effort by my Republican colleagues... to keep Americans on a treadmill of rage.