Tejana. Fronteriza. Proudly representing El Paso in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Rep. Veronica Escobar
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Every single Republican just voted to allow the Trump administration to build a wall through Big Bend.
www.texastribune.org/2026/06/10/t...
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.
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 no guardrails attached.
In communities like El Paso, we've already seen how that money is being spent: on massive detention facilities, no-bid contracts, and warehouses being converted into immigrant detention centers while serious concerns about oversight, conditions, and accountability remain.
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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