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Veronica Escobar's Public Statements on Issue: Defense

Office:
  • 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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Date Title
06/17/2022 Letter to Lloyd Austin, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security - Reps. Crow & Speier Press to Expand Abortion Access & Support for US Servicemembers
01/20/2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - RELEASE: REP. KHANNA, SENATORS WARREN AND MURPHY CALL ON PRESIDENT BIDEN TO OVERHAUL U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY
01/20/2022 Letter to Lloyd Austin III, Secretary of Defense - Democratic Women's Caucus and Pro-Choice Caucus Lead Call for Defense Secretary to Waive Contraception Copays for Servicemembers and Military Families
01/13/2022 Letter to Hon. Colonel Daniel Heape, Inspector General of Texas Military Department: Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation Calling for an Investigation Into Operation Lone Star
12/15/2021 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State; Hon. Janet Yellen Secretary of Treasury - Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
12/01/2021 Letter to Chairman Smith, Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Rogers, Ranking Member Inhofe - Grassley, Colleagues Push To Keep Bipartisan Military Justice Bill In Pentagon Funding Measure
11/30/2021 Letter to Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Jack Reed, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mike Rogers, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Jim Inhofe, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Warner joins Gillibrand and Colleagues in Letter Pushing Committee Leadership to Keep Senate-Passed Military Justice Bill in Final NDAA Language
09/23/2021 Congresswoman Escobar Applauds Passage of FY22 NDAA Protecting El Paso's Servicemembers and Securing Wins for El Paso
09/02/2021 Congresswoman Escobar Votes to Advance the FY22 NDAA
09/01/2021 Reps. Escobar and Jones Introduce Legislation to Increase Transparency in Military Justice Process
08/31/2021 Congresswoman Escobar Statement on U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan
08/25/2021 MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript: Interview with Veronica Escobar
08/23/2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Rep. Wild Leads Bipartisan Letter to President Urging Commitment to Completing Evacuation Process in Afghanistan
08/17/2021 Congresswoman Escobar Remarks at El Paso Chamber 2021 State of Congress
08/05/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Seventy-Five Members of Congress Call for Immediate Closure of Guantanamo Bay
08/04/2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Reps. Price, Schiff, Omar Lead Members of Congress in Calling for Immediate Closure of Guantanamo Bay
06/29/2021 Speier, Escobar, Bipartisan Members Introduce Legislation To Require the Department of Defense To Clean Up Toxic PFAS
06/25/2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Letter Regarding Review Of The Special Immigrant Visa Program
04/29/2021 Letter to the Hon. Betty McCollum, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, and Ken Calvert, Ranking Member - Emmer Encourages Funding for STEM Education
04/20/2021 Strickland, Speier, Escobar, Shaheen Lead Bicameral Comprehensive Bill to Ensure Quality Reproductive Care for Military Families
02/19/2021 Letter to The Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, and The Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Mike Garcia, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Call on Biden Admin to Strengthen U.S. -- Armenian Ties
01/05/2021 Hirono, Ernst Bill Signed Into Law, Permanently Establishes Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act in Justice Department's Civil Rights Division
12/23/2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President-Elect of the United States - Reps. Price, Lee, Schakowsky, Meeks, Castro, Spanberger, and Sherman Spearhead Letter to President-elect Biden with 150 Total Signers Urging Diplomatic Steps to Return Both Iran and U.S. to JCPOA
12/23/2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President-Elect of the United States - Reps. Schakowsky, Price, Lee, Meeks, Castro, Spanberger, and Sherman Spearhead Letter to President-elect Biden with 150 Total Signers Urging Diplomatic Steps to Return Both Iran and U.S. to JCPOA
12/22/2020 Letter to Secretary of Defense-designee Lloyd Austin - Members Send Letter to Secretary of Defense-designee Lloyd Austin

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