Veronica Escobar: “It is our obligation and our duty to rise to this moment.”

I thank the ranking member for yielding me time. Let's talk about what is really happening here today. Housing costs are up. Groceries are up. Inflation is up. Donald Trump is threatening more tariffs, which means our costs will continue…

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

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.

Congress has not passed comprehensive immigration reform in our country in nearly four decades.