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Veronica Escobar's Public Statements on Issue: Entitlements and the Safety Net

Office:
  • U.S. House (TX) - District 16, Democratic Minority Policy Committee Chair

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (TX) - District 16

Date Title
07/15/2021 Congresswoman Escobar Announces El Paso Families Will Receive Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Starting Today
06/22/2021 Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States and the Hon. Rochelle P. Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - U.S. Rep. Lawrence Joins House Colleagues Calling for President Bident to Extend and Strengthen CDC Eviction Moratorium
03/10/2021 Congresswoman Escobar Votes to Deliver Urgently Needed COVID-19 Relief to El Pasoans
02/09/2021 Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Honorable Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader, Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader, and Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Blunt Rochester, Jayapal Lead Over 100 Colleagues in Calling on Congressional Leadership Not to Strip Survival Checks from Millions of Americans
02/09/2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate minority leader, and Kevin Mccarthy, House Minority Leader - Jayapal & Blunt Rochester Lead Call to Protect Survival Checks for Millions of Americans
01/28/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States; and Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States - Rep. Omar Leads Letter Urging Recurring Survival Checks
12/09/2020 Letter to Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rep. Craig Urges Congressional Leadership to Support Local Restaurants and Pass the RESTAURANTS Act
12/08/2020 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Stevens Joins Bipartisan Push to Preserve Deductions for Forgiven PPP Expenses
12/08/2020 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Hagedorn Supports Restoration of PPP Expenses Deductibility
12/08/2020 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader; and Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Omar Leads Letter Calling for Additional Relief Checks in Next COVID-19 Package
12/07/2020 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Gonzalez and Fletcher lead bipartisan letter calling for restoring the deductibility of forgiven PPP loans to help small businesses
12/04/2020 Letter to Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Congressman Tim Ryan Urges Congressional Leadership to Include Support for Local Restaurants in COVID Relief Package
08/07/2020 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve - Tlaib, Progressive Leaders Urge Federal Reserve Chairman Powell to Improve Lending Terms for States and Cities, Stave Off Public Sector Layoffs and Cuts
06/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Democratic Women's Caucus Leadership Urge Immediate Senate Action on the HEROES Act
05/14/2020 Letter to Alex Azar, US Secretary of Health and Human Services - Butterfield and Olson Lead Letter Calling for Additional Funding for Medicaid Providers
05/06/2020 Letter to Secretary Steven Mnuchin of the Department of the Treasury and Administrator Jovita Carranza of the Small Business Administration - Congressman Gonzalez Joins Hispanic Caucus Letter to Protect Minority-Owned Small Businesses
04/30/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives - Castro, Haaland Urge House Leadership to Establish Family Care for Essential Workers and Vulnerable Family Caregivers During COVID-19
02/05/2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Guthrie, Cárdenas, Blumenauer, Kelly Lead Bipartisan Effort to Secure Medicare Advantage
01/01/2020 Issue Position: Protecting Seniors, the Disabled and Working Families
01/01/2020 Issue Position: Improving Quality of Life
11/12/2019 Letter to Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Kuster Leads Bipartisan Letter Requesting Increased Funding for Veterans Housing Program
09/12/2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Tri-Caucus Members File Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule
01/08/2019 Chairman Joaquin Castro Welcomes Newest Members to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
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