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Veronica Escobar's Public Statements on Issue: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

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  • 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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Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

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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
08/01/2022 Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - DelBene, Huffman Call on IRS to Review Tax-Exempt "Church Status' for Known Hate Group
07/19/2022 Congresswoman Escobar Statement on Her Arrest Defending Abortion Access
03/08/2022 Letter to Hon. Charles E. Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader-On International Women's Day, Democratic Women's Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Lawrence Joins Bipartisan Letter Urging Senate Leadership to Vote on the ERA
03/01/2022 Letter to Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General of the United States - Rep. Veasey Leads Texas Delegation on Letter Urging Department of Justice to Expedite Case Against Texas' Voter Suppression Law
09/07/2021 Congresswoman Escobar Statement on Governor Abbott Signing Un-American Voting Restriction Law
09/01/2021 Reps. Escobar and Jones Introduce Legislation to Increase Transparency in Military Justice Process
08/11/2021 Letter to NCAA Division I Schools - Trahan, Democratic Women's Caucus Members Call on NCAA Division I Schools to Urge NCAA to Prevent Sex Discrimination, Address Kaplan Gender Review
07/30/2021 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Allred, Escobar, and Slotkin lead 2018 Freshman Class in Urging Passage of Modified Voting Rights Legislation During August Recess
07/28/2021 Democratic Women's Caucus Champions Amendment to Prohibit Funds for Enforcing Trump Title IX Rule
07/01/2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, US Attorney General - Reps. Veasey, Castro & Congressional Democrats Urge Department of Justice to Investigate Unconstitutional Voter Suppression in Texas
06/18/2021 Catholic Members of Congress Release Statement of Principles
05/26/2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Rep. Veasey and Texas Colleagues Urge Attorney General to Protect the Right to Vote for Texans
05/21/2021 Letter to Hon. Anthony Blinken, Secretary of State - Dingell, Lowenthal Lead 56 Members of Congress in Calling for Palestinian Humanitarian Relief, Support of Current Ceasefire
05/11/2021 Letter to the Hon. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook - Trahan Leads Group of Lawmakers in Calling on Facebook to Reverse Harmful WhatsApp Terms of Service Update
04/15/2021 Congresswoman Escobar Votes to Secure Equal Pay for El Paso Women, Help Close Gender Wage Gap
04/06/2021 Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Dingell, Pocan, Khanna Lead 76 Members of Congress in Calling on Biden-Harris Administration to Press For End of Yemeni Blockade
03/17/2021 Congresswoman Escobar Votes to Remove the Time Limit for Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
03/03/2021 Congresswoman Escobar Votes to Pass H.R. 1, the "For the People Act of 2021"
03/03/2021 Congresswoman Escobar Votes for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021
02/26/2021 Congresswoman Escobar Statement on the Reversal of the Remain in Mexico Policy in El Paso
01/27/2021 Reps. García, Jayapal, Escobar, Ocasio-Cortez, Chu and Clarke Introduce the Roadmap to Freedom Resolution as a Visionary North Star for Immigration Reform that Finally Achieves a Humane Immigration System Focused on Respect, Dignity and Family Unity
07/22/2020 Letter to Attorney William Barr, Attorney General and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Kirkpatrick Joins Colleagues in Demanding Answers About Deployment of Unidentified Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Ongoing Actions in Portland
07/20/2020 Congresswoman Escobar Amendment to Provide Transparency in Congressional Notification for Use of Military Force in the U.S. Passes House of Representatives
07/17/2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript Interview with Veronica Escobar
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