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Veronica Escobar's Public Statements

Office:
  • U.S. House (TX) - District 16, Democratic Minority Policy Committee Chair

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (TX) - District 16

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11/02/2022 Letter to Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congresswoman Escobar Sends Letter to Internal Revenue Service for Potential Violations of the Internal Revenue Code by America First Legal
10/21/2022 Letter to Mr. Richard C. Visek, Acting Legal Advisor for the US Department of State - Jacobs, Castro Lead Call for Biden Administration to Affirm Global Commitment to Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Rights Post­-dobbs
10/21/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Espaillat, Menendez Lead Colleagues in Urging the Biden Administration to Reassess Decision to Expel Venezuelans Under Title 42
10/07/2022 Letter to Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas - Congresswoman Escobar Leads Letter to Governor Abbott Inquiring About the Lack of Withheld Federal Taxes for OLS Servicemembers
10/06/2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Congresswomen Escobar, Pingree Urge DHS to Shorten Wait Time for Work Authorization Application for Asylum Seekers, Reimagine Processing of Migrants, and Establish In-Country Processing
10/06/2022 Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Congresswoman Escobar Leads Letter to DOJ to Investigate Migrant Shooting in West Texas as a Hate Crime
09/29/2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Jayapal Leads Lawmakers in Calling on DHS to Protect Immigrant Workers' Rights in the Workplace
09/22/2022 Letter to Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Pfluger, Veasey Lead Bipartisan Letter on Federal Disaster Relief for Small Communities
09/22/2022 Letter to the General Services Administration - Huffman, Merkley, Lowenthal, Quigley, Cohen Urge Gsa to Reduce Single-use Plastics Government-wide
09/21/2022 Letter to Christine Wormuth, Secretary of the Army - Maloney Leads 33 Colleagues in Demanding Removal of West Point Plaque Depicting the K.K.K.
09/13/2022 Letter to Chris Magnus, Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, Troy Miller, Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Border Patrol - ongresswoman Escobar Co-leads Letter Urging CBP to Publish Timeline for Vehicle Pursuit Reforms
09/12/2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Schakowsky Renews Call to End Deputization of Local Police as Immigration Enforcement
09/09/2022 Letter to Lucille Roybal-Allard, Chair of the House Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Chuck Flesichmann, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Homeland Security - García, Norton, Espaillat Lead Letter Requesting Extra $50 Million in Continuing Resolution for Migrants Bused to D.C., Chicago, and New York City
08/18/2022 Letter to the Commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Chair Castor Leads Bicameral Letter Urging Ferc to Strengthen Transmission Rule
08/11/2022 Letter to the National Board of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program - Norton Leads Letter on Eliminating Cap on Travel Reimbursement to Assist Migrants Bused to D.C.
08/04/2022 Letter to Patrick Leahy, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice-Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - With Home Heating Bills Forecasted to Surge This Winter, Reed, Collins & 56 Colleagues Urge Emergency Supplemental Funding for LIHEAP
07/28/2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, and Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Urging Biden Administration to Extend Student Loan Payment Pause
07/15/2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Closing the Coverage Gap in Reconciliation to Improve the Health of our Neighbors in Non-Expansion States
07/15/2022 Letter to Steven Dettelbach, Director of the Bureau of Alcoho, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives - Calling for the Prohibition of Sales of Hellfire Trigger Devices
07/13/2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Chuck Shumer, Majority Leader of the United States Senate - Titus Pushes for Emergency Title X Family Planning Program Funding
07/12/2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, and Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Declaring a National Emergency on Abortion Access
07/08/2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, and Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Urging Redesignation of Venezuela for TPS
07/07/2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Protecting Survivors of San Antonio Human Smuggling Tragedy from Deportation
06/29/2022 Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Reps. Mike Levin and Katie Porter Lead Letter to EPA Calling for Executive Action to Protect Air and Water
06/28/2022 Letter to Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General - Uvalde Shooting Cover-Up

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