Let's also not forget how many of the “pro-law-and-order” Republicans were silent when Trump pardoned violent Confederate-flag-waving insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol and assaulted law enforcement officers.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Texas District 16
Veronica Escobar
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Voting Record — 536
Yes40%
No58%
Present0%
Not Voting2%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Veronica Escobar
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratTexas District 16
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"The scene... turned violent AFTER federal immigration authorities used flash-bang grenades and pepper spray on people protesting…"
Seems to be a convenient fact many of my Republican colleagues are leaving out in their statements of support for "law and order."
Our country was founded on the Constitution - which happens to care enough about freedom of religion that it’s in the very first amendment.
Not only is this racist, it dishonors the “founding document" you referenced.
The facade of going after "hardened criminals" falls through after just a little research.
Trump and Stephen Miller aren't going after gangs, they're raiding birthday parties.
www.texastribune.org/2025/06/04/t...
From patting each other on the back and chanting "USA USA USA!" at 7 in the morning after passing their budget, to pathetic admissions they didn't read their bill.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
“[The analysis] shows that the House-passed legislation would lead to nearly 11 million people going uninsured, with more than 7.8 million of those individuals getting kicked off of Medicaid and millions more losing coverage through the ACA marketplace."
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
This isn’t immigration enforcement. These are police-state tactics that target people who did it “the right way,” not “criminals” or “gang members.”
This is fascism and has nothing to do with law-and-order.
elpasomatters.org/2025/06/03/i...
Republicans were so eager to cut your healthcare and give billionaires the biggest tax cut in American history that they didn't even fully read the devastating budget bill they passed in the middle of the night.
America, these are the people in charge.
Russell Vought had no shame or second thoughts about lying to the American people about this bill.
It's because they know it's unpopular and they're hoping Americans are not informed.
Don't let them win.
The Center for American Progress identified nearly 200 rural hospitals that were kept open by Medicaid funding.
If the Republican budget bill is signed into law, they could all close down.
www.americanprogress.org/article/medi...
Don't just take my word for it.
Even Republicans like Senator Josh Hawley have acknowledged all of this already.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/o...
It WILL hurt Americans who rely on Medicaid for healthcare.
It WILL hurt Americans who work at hospitals that shut down.
It WILL hurt Americans in rural communities that'll no longer have access to healthcare.
Which brings us to his final point: 5. "No one will lose coverage."
When your whole argument is that the cuts are only to prevent "fraud, waste, and abuse" and "kick undocumented migrants off Medicaid," but the data doesn't support it, who will it hurt?
4. "There's undocumented immigrants on Medicaid."
This could be its own thread, but for now, let's be clear: undocumented immigrants are already not allowed to be on Medicaid.
www.kff.org/racial-equit...
Take Arkansas. They implemented work requirements and 25% of people subject to them lost coverage because of the reporting and documentation requirements.
This created a bureaucracy (which Trump has attacked) that directly led to less coverage.
www.cbpp.org/research/hea...
3. "We need more work requirements because there's too many people on Medicaid and SNAP not working."
The only part that "works" about work requirements is that they kick more people off programs with new red tape. More red tape = people are less inclined to use the program.
CMS also recorded that the improper payment rate last year was just over 5%, nowhere near what Vought falsely cites to justify cutting hundreds of billions of dollars.
www.cms.gov/data-researc...
According to the agency that administers Medicaid, CMS, improper payments can be overpayments, underpayments, or payments where insufficient information was provided to determine whether a payment was proper.
www.cms.gov/newsroom/fac...
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Voting History536 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
536 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | H.R. 4626 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-24 | H. Res. 1075 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-24 | H. Res. 1075 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-24 | S. 2503 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-24 | H.R. 6329 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-12 | H.R. 2189 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | S. 1383 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | S. 1383 (119th) | Motion to Commit | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.R. 261 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.R. 261 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.J. Res. 72 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.R. 3617 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.R. 3617 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-11 | H. Res. 1057 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H. Res. 1057 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H. Res. 1042 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-11 | H. Res. 1042 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-10 | H.R. 1531 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-09 | H.R. 6644 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-04 | H.J. Res. 142 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-04 | H.R. 4090 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-04 | H.R. 4090 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-03 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Accept Senate changes | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-03 | H. Res. 1032 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-03 | H. Res. 1032 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-03 | H.R. 3123 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-02 | H.R. 980 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Con. Res. 68 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 6359 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 6359 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7147 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Res. 1014 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Res. 1014 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Res. 1014 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-21 | H.J. Res. 140 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-21 | H.R. 6945 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-21 | H.R. 6945 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-21 | H. Res. 1009 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-21 | H. Res. 1009 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-21 | H.R. 5764 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-20 | H.R. 5763 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-15 | H.R. 2988 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-15 | H.R. 2988 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-15 | H.R. 2988 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | YES | ✕ | Agreed to |
| 2026-01-14 | H.R. 7006 (119th) | Final passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2026-01-14 | H.R. 7006 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-14 | H.R. 7006 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
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.