Veronica Escobar: “I want to say to those service members how proud I am of the work that they are doing to offer that hospitality.”

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.

These are strike plans. There must be a broad investigation of how compromised our national security is because of their shocking incompetence.

I have said multiple times from the dais to my colleagues on this committee many of the challenges facing our service members around quality of life, housing, food insecurity, access to world class health care providers, mental health care…

I regrettably could not be present today to vote on the Floor proceedings before the House. Had I been present, I would have voted: NO on Roll Call No. 276, NO on Roll Call No. 277, YEA on Roll Call 278, and NO on Roll Call No. 279…