Veronica Escobar: “We must understand the human toll of these policies.”

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.

This Committee is unfortunately focused on things that don't matter to the everyday American.

I thank Ms. Slotkin for those very powerful words. She mentioned something that I think is so important to repeat. As I have been talking to colleagues on both sides of the aisle about the Dignity Act, they have pointed out things they…

Obviously, what Greg Abbott is doing is an absolute failure. There is nothing about what Greg Abbott is doing that is about trying to improve the situation, trying to solve a great challenge.