Rep. Veronica Escobar

Tejana. Fronteriza. Proudly representing El Paso in the U.S. House of Representatives.

[Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse]

Literally as the Republican House cut these food benefits, Republican Senators were eating lobster for lunch.
https://t.co/gQ7WzuogoS

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

We have the first confirmed detection of new world screwworm in Texas since the 1960s.

The Trump administration allowed Elon Musk and DOGE to fire experts at USDA tasked with fighting and preventing precisely these kinds of outbreaks.

This is a massive threat to animals and your pocketbook.

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

Given that we knew last year that this horrible disease was marching north towards the US,

I'm not sure I would have cut funding @USDA for animal disease control and prevention, including New World screwworm work, and pushed out staff with animal-disease expertise

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

ICE has finally done the humane thing and released Andrea Pedro Francisco, allowing her to get the surgery she desperately needs.

They denied the seriousness of her case and waited four months to release her.

The inspector general needs to investigate this and Camp East Montana needs to be shut down.

[El Paso Matters @elpasomatters]

BREAKING: After nearly four months in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in El Paso while in need of surgery for an ovarian cyst, a 23-year-old Minnesota woman originally from Guatemala has been released, her attorney said. https://t.co/ZQKVhVoZQc

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

Republicans rejected my amendment, yet I will continue my work in Congress to protect our air, water and hold these powerful entities accountable

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

The Trump administration is proposing a policy in which a data center that relies on gas polluting generators like those in El Paso could begin millions of dollars worth of construction without permits and without the public comment period that these permits require.

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[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

Last night, I provided an amendment to prohibit this Trump policy and prevent big corporations like Meta from having access to our natural resources without the public being involved and without there being a process.

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

Congress has spoken.

The House and the Senate have both voted on a war powers resolution to end the illegal, costly war that Trump and Netanyahu started in Iran.

His terrible judgment has gotten American service members killed, created chaos and made the price of gas skyrocket.

End the war now.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Cheers in the House as the war powers resolution passes

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

ICYMI: Trump is using money from National Park entrances for his vanity projects in DC.

Instead of repairs and investments at some of our nation's treasures, we're getting tacky "beautification" projects being handed out in overpaid, no-bid contracts.
https://t.co/mQvQuqY0uK

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

Hate should have no place in America.  

Happy Pride Month!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill already kicked millions of Americans off their healthcare coverage.

That wasn't enough for Trump and Co. as they’re now moving to remove people with cancer from their coverage.
https://t.co/x92iuUkdqB

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

What should be a milestone celebration of our country is turning into a Trump rally.

On YOUR dime.
https://t.co/47r31rMM3g

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

If you want to learn more about the pork industry, animal welfare, and the work left to do, here is a great piece from @NickKristof

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

Here's what the pork industry doesn't want you to know about the way it sneaked a provision into the 2026 farm bill that would nullify ballot measures that improve animal welfare, while helping Chinese companies torture American pigs. The issue is personal to me, because we once raised pigs on our family farm, and I saw that these are not commodities but animals rather like dogs: smart with very distinct personalities. A naughty boy who punishes a single animal may be punished, but an adult who presides over the systematic abuse of hundreds of thousands of pigs as a business model is hailed as a visionary CEO -- and voters get that, and that's why they have backed laws that improve animal wellbeing. This is, remarkably, an issue that unites many liberals and conservatives alike; @TomiLahren, @Cernovich and @IngrahamAngle are among those who have been outspoken on this issue. I hope R and D members of Congress alike will stand firm, for the stakes are immense, with four pigs slaughtered around the clock on average all year. Here's a gift link to my piece: https://t.co/NWQbJK6JTc I welcome your comments.

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

This year's Farm Bill allows factory farms to confine pregnant pigs in tiny cages for the duration of their pregnancy in states that prohibited it.
Until my bill, the PIGS Act, which outlaws this horrific practice nationwide moves, I was proud to co-sponsor @RepLuna's amendmet🧵

[Rep. Anna Paulina Luna @RepLuna]

I’m proud to lead Amendment #28 to strike the so-called “Save Our Bacon Act.” It’s not just about farming, it’s about national security. This bill risks handing more control of our food supply to foreign adversaries like China.

I will always stand with American farmers over foreign-owned interests.

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

And there's so much more work to do to protect these gentle, sentient animals that endure cruelty that everyone should find unacceptable.

Please urge your member of congress to join my efforts on both these bills and more.

https://t.co/aHL3IZ7WO4

[Mercy For Animals @MercyForAnimals]

In July, Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) introduced the Pigs and Public Health Act (PPHA) in the House of Representatives. This groundbreaking bill aims to reduce the number of downed pigs—those too sick, exhausted, or injured to stand or walk—in the food system by setting standards for care in farms and during transport.

We’re grateful to Representative Nadler for co-sponsoring this important bill! Help us keep momentum by urging your members of Congress to support the PPHA. (link below)

https://t.co/IYQCY75Ogn

#PPHA #PigsAndPublicHealthAct #TakeAction #MembersOfCongress #RepresentativeNadler @RepEscobar

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

I’m grateful organizations like the ACLU of Texas and the Texas Civil Rights Project are undertaking this just cause.

As the lawsuit makes through our judicial system, I will continue to make my oversight visits and call for the permanent closure of Camp East Montana.

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

In the eight times I’ve been to Camp East Montana to conduct oversight, the conditions of the facility have only deteriorated.

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[El Paso Matters @elpasomatters]

Citing severe medical neglect, violent use of force and excessive use of solitary confinement of migrants, the ACLU of Texas and other groups are suing ICE over conditions at Camp East Montana in El Paso. https://t.co/wLi4NVKC7y

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

There remains a failure to meet federal standards for access to appropriate medical care and other basic services at this $1.24 billion place that is a purgatory for human beings held there.

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

Learn more about the VISIBLE Act 👇🏽
https://t.co/yvfgDedBg1

[Rep. Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar]

NBC News found that instances of people impersonating immigration agents increased by at least SIX times the yearly average in 2025.

I again renew my calls to pass the VISIBLE Act, that would be a small step toward improving credibility and public safety.
https://t.co/9JHgP6kjv6