There must be an independent investigation into both these shootings; agents must wear & turn on their body cameras; and there must be accountability for these killings. My heart is with the families and loved ones of these two fathers and the communities living with the tragedy.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Texas District 16
Veronica Escobar
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Voting Record — 594
Yes42%
No57%
Present0%
Not Voting2%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Veronica Escobar
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratTexas District 16
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The Supreme Court’s shadow docket ruling allows ICE to use race, language, ethnicity, and more to conduct stops, endangering the lives of brown and black people.
We know Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and the yet to be identified man killed today weren't targets, but they were Latino.
Two men in one week have been killed by ICE agents empowered by a radical Supreme Court intent on rolling back civil rights.
Neither man was the target, making it likely that racial profiling ("Kavanaugh stops") played a role in both fatal shootings in Houston and Biddeford.
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Not only is slashing nearly $200 billion for SNAP cruel, we're missing out on the economic benefits. Studies show that for every dollar invested in SNAP, $1.54 is generated for the economy.
Republicans are making people go hungry and our economy miss out on over $300 billion.
I’m proud to have voted for this bill, and remain committed to the work to grow affordable and accessible housing for the American people with or without the President.
Trump demonstrates time and again that he doesn’t care about the cost of living crisis Americans are living through, the result of a terrible economy that he created.
For the first time in decades, Congress passed a bipartisan housing bill to address our nation’s housing crisis and help hard working Americans.
Despite the needs it addresses and the overwhelming support it has, Donald Trump refused to sign the bill, but thankfully it became law anyway.
It's a tragedy that Trump's sycophants apparently spent months at the NMAH and walked away more close-minded.
They've completely missed the purpose of the museum and have chosen to instead to try and enrage the American people as an excuse to rewrite history.
We need to defend our institutions, as historian Timothy Snyder has been arguing for years.
This means defending the values that should inform them, not just following along with whatever happens.
You make these critiques in an attempt to address them and strive towards that more perfect union.
I think of Bill Clinton's quote: “There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.”
That is, unless you don't think there's anything wrong.
Yet I'd argue telling the truth about our history and addressing them head on are the very definition of patriotism.
As James Baldwin says: "I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually."
Museums should be thought provoking and a place of reflection and different perspectives, not just a regurgitation of dates and myths.
But not in Trump's America.
He and his sycophants want a country in which everything is white-washed and our flaws conveniently omitted.
The NMAH is their next target.
The accusations lobbed at the institution hold that the story of America should be told from one simplified, "patriotic" perspective, as if the American people can't handle the truth.
From cultural institutions such as The Kennedy Center and the National Portrait Gallery, to entire agencies like HHS and countless others, Trump and Co. have shamelessly done anything and everything possible to bend institutions to their will or destroy them.
Never mind the irony for *anyone* working for the Trump administration to throw these accusations around.
One could argue rather easily that Trump's entire presidency has been about undermining faith in our country's institutions and ideals.
While you were celebrating the Fourth of July, the White House released a report accusing the NMAH "undermining faith in American institutions and the longstanding shared ideals of the American people."
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ICYMI: the snow flakes in the Trump administration are setting the groundwork for taking over and destroying one of our country's crown jewels: the Smithsonian National Museum of American History (NMAH)
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One year of the so called One Big Beautiful bill and working families have paid the price
Our veterans and their families have sacrificed so much for our country; ensuring their much deserved benefits are working the way they're intended to is the least we can do."
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Voting History594 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
594 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | H.R. 4690 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-22 | H. Res. 1182 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-22 | H. Res. 1189 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-22 | H. Res. 1189 (119th) | End debate now | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Passed |
| 2026-04-21 | S. 1020 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-21 | H.R. 2493 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-21 | H.R. 5201 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-20 | H.R. 5200 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-20 | H.R. 1681 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-17 | H. Res. 1175 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-17 | H. Res. 1175 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-17 | H. Res. 1175 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-16 | H. Res. 1156 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-16 | H.R. 1689 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-16 | H. Res. 965 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-16 | H.R. 6398 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-16 | H.R. 6398 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-16 | H.R. 6409 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-16 | H.R. 6409 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-16 | H. Con. Res. 40 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-15 | H. Res. 965 (119th) | Motion to Discharge | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-15 | H. Res. 1174 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-15 | H. Res. 1174 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-14 | H.R. 7613 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-14 | H.R. 1011 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-28 | H. Res. 1142 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-28 | H. Res. 1142 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-28 | — | Motion to Adjourn | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-27 | H.R. 7084 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-26 | H.R. 8029 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-26 | H.R. 8029 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-26 | H. Res. 1128 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-25 | H.R. 5103 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-25 | H.R. 5103 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-25 | H. Res. 1131 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-25 | H. Res. 1131 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-24 | H.R. 6422 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-19 | H.R. 4638 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-18 | H.J. Res. 139 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-18 | H.R. 1958 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-18 | H.R. 556 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-18 | H.R. 556 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-17 | H. Res. 1115 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-17 | H. Res. 1115 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-17 | S. 3971 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-17 | H.R. 4294 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-05 | H.R. 7744 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-05 | H.R. 7744 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-05 | H. Con. Res. 38 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-05 | H. Res. 1099 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.