Veronica Escobar

I have frequently complained and expressed my concerns around the fact that there are egregious efforts to continue to divide our country.

I want to make it very clear that our Committee is not undertaking this hearing today because my Republican colleagues actually care about free speech on college campuses or even care about anti-Semitism.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

Eliminating this funding is reckless. It will make it harder for underserved and rural communities across the United States to access this much-needed Federal funding. We know that investment in infrastructure doesn't just help rebuild our…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, line 5, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $10,550,000) (increased by…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 26 Offered by Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas The Acting…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 224. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 723, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms…

I would like to associate myself with your remarks on just how unacceptable the current situation remains.

We also know that part of our recruitment challenge is the fact that it is not just the service member who serves, but the entire family.

It's egregious what is happening on the border via Operation Lonestar.

It's cost the State billions of dollars, and it has completely undermined the Federal Government's authority over immigration.

It's resulted in countless humanitarian and due process violations for migrants.

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.

If Congress really wanted to protect children, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle would have joined with us in passing robust comprehensive gun violence prevention legislation.

I want to apologize on behalf of what happened.

Directly refuting a key talking point for those trafficking in antitrans rhetoric.

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

I'd encourage my colleagues who are seeking a true solution to join our effort to address our broken system.

Anything short of that is a dereliction of Congress' responsibility and obligation.

The majority of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are only interested in performance.

The longer we wait to pass comprehensive immigration reform, the more challenging this issue will become.

We've spent hundreds of billions of dollars securing the border, and it has been an expensive failure.

If we want to blame anyone for our broken immigration system, we should blame Congress.

It is advantageous to us, in order to embrace diversity, number one. Number two, it makes us stronger to embrace diversity.