Rep. Veronica Escobar
@repescobar.bsky.social
Tejana. Fronteriza. Proudly representing El Paso in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Budgets are about priorities, and Republicans aren’t prioritizing you.
January 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Budgets are about priorities, and Republicans aren’t prioritizing you.
🚨 We just passed the bill that would extend the ACA tax credits for three years in the House!
January 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
🚨 We just passed the bill that would extend the ACA tax credits for three years in the House!
It’s about the oil.
January 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
It’s about the oil.
We must protect our democracy. I’m profoundly committed to that today, and always will be.
January 6, 2026 at 11:01 PM
We must protect our democracy. I’m profoundly committed to that today, and always will be.
I am glad to report that today I was able to perform an unannounced oversight visit to Camp East Montana.
December 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I am glad to report that today I was able to perform an unannounced oversight visit to Camp East Montana.
December 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We have the votes to pass a three year extension of the ACA tax credits, but Mike Johnson is going to send the House of Representatives home instead.
This issue should be addressed with the urgency it deserves, and Mike Johnson is falling woefully short.
This issue should be addressed with the urgency it deserves, and Mike Johnson is falling woefully short.
December 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We have the votes to pass a three year extension of the ACA tax credits, but Mike Johnson is going to send the House of Representatives home instead.
This issue should be addressed with the urgency it deserves, and Mike Johnson is falling woefully short.
This issue should be addressed with the urgency it deserves, and Mike Johnson is falling woefully short.
Banning congressional stock trading is a commonsense reform that increases transparency, fights corruption and helps ensure Congress works for the people we serve — and never for ourselves.
December 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Banning congressional stock trading is a commonsense reform that increases transparency, fights corruption and helps ensure Congress works for the people we serve — and never for ourselves.
Trump implements tariffs -> Tariffs raise prices and devastate farmers -> Trump uses tariff revenue (aka American tax dollars) to bail out farmers -> Trump takes credit for “saving” farmers
December 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Trump implements tariffs -> Tariffs raise prices and devastate farmers -> Trump uses tariff revenue (aka American tax dollars) to bail out farmers -> Trump takes credit for “saving” farmers
Don't worry America, Mike Johnson says to "relax" if you have concerns about affordability!
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Don't worry America, Mike Johnson says to "relax" if you have concerns about affordability!
Following reports and investigations into toxic ambient air emissions at Cardinal Health warehouses in El Paso, I sent a letter to their CEO requesting that he respond to my concerns about the impact to our community.
You can read my letter in the below 👇🏾
escobar.house.gov/news/documen...
You can read my letter in the below 👇🏾
escobar.house.gov/news/documen...
December 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Following reports and investigations into toxic ambient air emissions at Cardinal Health warehouses in El Paso, I sent a letter to their CEO requesting that he respond to my concerns about the impact to our community.
You can read my letter in the below 👇🏾
escobar.house.gov/news/documen...
You can read my letter in the below 👇🏾
escobar.house.gov/news/documen...
Step 1: Implement tariffs (aka taxes)
Step 2: Realize this raised the cost of living and is the opposite of what you promised and they (among many, many other things) have made you unpopular
Step 3 (we are here): Begin reversing tariffs
Step 4: cross fingers prices come down and take credit
Step 2: Realize this raised the cost of living and is the opposite of what you promised and they (among many, many other things) have made you unpopular
Step 3 (we are here): Begin reversing tariffs
Step 4: cross fingers prices come down and take credit
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Step 1: Implement tariffs (aka taxes)
Step 2: Realize this raised the cost of living and is the opposite of what you promised and they (among many, many other things) have made you unpopular
Step 3 (we are here): Begin reversing tariffs
Step 4: cross fingers prices come down and take credit
Step 2: Realize this raised the cost of living and is the opposite of what you promised and they (among many, many other things) have made you unpopular
Step 3 (we are here): Begin reversing tariffs
Step 4: cross fingers prices come down and take credit
I hope it’s abundantly clear that Republicans don’t care about you.
They only care about themselves and billionaires.
They only care about themselves and billionaires.
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I hope it’s abundantly clear that Republicans don’t care about you.
They only care about themselves and billionaires.
They only care about themselves and billionaires.
Our service members and their families sacrifice so much for our country and the values we hold dearly.
To each and every one of our veterans: thank you for service. May we continue to honor you each and every day.
To each and every one of our veterans: thank you for service. May we continue to honor you each and every day.
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Our service members and their families sacrifice so much for our country and the values we hold dearly.
To each and every one of our veterans: thank you for service. May we continue to honor you each and every day.
To each and every one of our veterans: thank you for service. May we continue to honor you each and every day.
“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.” - Donald Trump, August 2024
November 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.” - Donald Trump, August 2024
“The absolute worst part of working at a food bank is when you gotta tell people, 'that's all we got today. We're out.' And you know you can't send them anywhere because they're going to be out, too.”
www.npr.org/2025/10/29/g...
www.npr.org/2025/10/29/g...
November 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“The absolute worst part of working at a food bank is when you gotta tell people, 'that's all we got today. We're out.' And you know you can't send them anywhere because they're going to be out, too.”
www.npr.org/2025/10/29/g...
www.npr.org/2025/10/29/g...
Millions of Americans, including thousands of El Pasoans, will be going hungry starting tomorrow because the president is choosing not to use $6 billion in available emergency SNAP funding.
Instead, his focus is on his White House renovations.
Instead, his focus is on his White House renovations.
October 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Millions of Americans, including thousands of El Pasoans, will be going hungry starting tomorrow because the president is choosing not to use $6 billion in available emergency SNAP funding.
Instead, his focus is on his White House renovations.
Instead, his focus is on his White House renovations.
Mike Johnson says that Republicans restored your right to speak your mind.
To be fair, he does laugh when he says it.
To be fair, he does laugh when he says it.
October 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Mike Johnson says that Republicans restored your right to speak your mind.
To be fair, he does laugh when he says it.
To be fair, he does laugh when he says it.
Thank you to everyone who participated in my texting town hall yesterday!
Here’s a recap of some of the most common questions I received.
Here’s a recap of some of the most common questions I received.
October 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Thank you to everyone who participated in my texting town hall yesterday!
Here’s a recap of some of the most common questions I received.
Here’s a recap of some of the most common questions I received.
We’re two weeks into the Republican shutdown and I keep asking myself, “where are the Republicans?”
October 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We’re two weeks into the Republican shutdown and I keep asking myself, “where are the Republicans?”
I'm grateful to all our community partners and organizations that made my resource fair for federal employees this past weekend possible.
My team and I continue to update my federal employee resource page online. For more information, visit escobar.house.gov/shutdown/
My team and I continue to update my federal employee resource page online. For more information, visit escobar.house.gov/shutdown/
October 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I'm grateful to all our community partners and organizations that made my resource fair for federal employees this past weekend possible.
My team and I continue to update my federal employee resource page online. For more information, visit escobar.house.gov/shutdown/
My team and I continue to update my federal employee resource page online. For more information, visit escobar.house.gov/shutdown/
On Indigenous People’s Day, we celebrate the contributions, traditions, culture and history of Indigenous communities.
Today and every day, may we honor the legacy of the Tigua tribe of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo.
Today and every day, may we honor the legacy of the Tigua tribe of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo.
October 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
On Indigenous People’s Day, we celebrate the contributions, traditions, culture and history of Indigenous communities.
Today and every day, may we honor the legacy of the Tigua tribe of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo.
Today and every day, may we honor the legacy of the Tigua tribe of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo.
If federal employees aren’t getting paid, Members of Congress shouldn’t either.
I’m withholding my own pay until all 18,000 federal employees in El Paso and all service members at Fort Bliss are paid.
I’m withholding my own pay until all 18,000 federal employees in El Paso and all service members at Fort Bliss are paid.
October 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If federal employees aren’t getting paid, Members of Congress shouldn’t either.
I’m withholding my own pay until all 18,000 federal employees in El Paso and all service members at Fort Bliss are paid.
I’m withholding my own pay until all 18,000 federal employees in El Paso and all service members at Fort Bliss are paid.