Tejana. Fronteriza. Proudly representing El Paso in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Joined December 2018
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CNN montage of Trump bashing the JCPOA and releasing any money to Iran:
I would have never given him back the money. I would have said, the money is off the table. Let's start negotiating. And you know what? I would have won that negotiation
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It's been 14 years since DACA was enacted.
I think about all the young people who’ve since graduated with degrees, started families, advanced in their careers, paid taxes, and loved the only country many of them have ever called home and more.
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My bipartisan immigration reform bill, the Dignity Act, creates a pathway to citizenship for them.
I call on my colleagues in Congress to join me and @RepMariaSalazar to help fix DACA and other broken parts of our immigration system once and for all.
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Rep. Veronica Escobar retweeted
DHS has scaled back plans for a Socorro warehouse facility in Socorro, U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar said. The site will include immigration detention, but will also serve as an ICE training and office campus rather than an 8,500-bed detention center. elpasomatters.org/2026/06/12…
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Jun 11
A $60 million UFC fight on Americans’ White House lawn for Trump’s birthday…
Loans to pay medical bills for everyone else.
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Last week, Republicans blocked my amendment that would prevent the Trump Administration from silencing communities that want a say in whether data centers become their neighbors.
Now this.
EPA chief says he won't regulate data centers dlvr.it/TSzKKG
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Jun 10
Every single Republican just voted to allow the Trump administration to build a wall through Big Bend.
Jun 10
An effort in a US House committee to ban a border wall in Big Bend Nat Park failed.
Texas GOP members John Carter, Michael Cloud and Jake Ellzey voted against the measure. via @birenbomb
texastribune.org/2026/06/10/…
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Jun 10
It’s bad enough that costs are skyrocketing — especially utilities, gas, and groceries — but with inflation outpacing wages, hardworking Americans are getting crushed by Trump’s economy.
And here in Congress, Republicans keep giving ICE and CBP mountains of money instead of dealing with this cost-of-living crisis and standing up to the man causing it.
Jun 10
Inflation is so high that it's erasing all wage gains.
Inflation: 4.2% in May for the past year
Wage growth: 3.4% in May for the past year.
Americans are getting squeezed financially. This isn't just "bad vibes" about the economy. There is real pain, especially for middle-class and lower-income households. It's tough because so many basic items are seeing sizable price increases: gas, electricity, food, medical care.
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Republicans are asking taxpayers to hand ICE and CBP another $70 billion, even though the Department of Homeland Security still has roughly $100 billion from the so-called 'One Big Beautiful Bill.’
I voted NO.
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At a time when families are struggling with higher costs and programs they rely on are being cut, Congress should be investing in affordable housing, health care, infrastructure, and support for working families—not writing another blank check to reckless agencies with virtually no guardrails attached
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Budgets reflect our priorities.
This bill puts billions more toward an approach that has already raised serious questions about rampant abuse, lack of oversight, and effectiveness while completely ignoring the needs of the American people. I strongly oppose it.
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The Government Accountability Office released a report about the "waste and performance issues" at the $1.3 billion tent city known as Camp East Montana in my community.
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Contractors conducted health screenings at intake, but did not follow up with comprehensive health assessments for detainees.
As a result, detainees with chronic conditions did not receive treatment and care in accordance with National Detention Standards.
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This means none of the detained noncitizens with diabetes or HIV had treatment plans in place.
You can read the report for yourself here:
gao.gov/products/gao-26-1088…
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