Tejana. Fronteriza. Proudly representing El Paso in the U.S. House of Representatives.

El Paso, TX
Joined December 2018
Trump says our economy is the best in the world. Maybe it is — for his billionaire donors. Hardworking Americans are getting screwed by high prices and depreciating wages.
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The image is misleading for 2 reasons: - it commits a “chart crime” by using two different Y-axis. x.com/ramez/status/2… - Compensation has shifted from wages to benefits, which is hidden from this chart; workers get ~19% of compensation via benefits now, vs as low as 2% historically. taxfoundation.org/blog/strong-ca…
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🚨BREAKING🚨 @RepEscobar and I are leading 45 of our @HouseDemocrats colleagues in demanding ICE restore transparency in its detainee locator system. @AP's report on ICE removing detainees from their online detainee locator system is angering for so many. The Trump Administration must be held accountable for denying access to legal counsel and shielding detainees' whereabouts from loved ones.
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Brutal community note.
House Republicans passed over 70 bills this week alone — that adds to our total of over 900 bills passed through the House so far this Congress. We’ve DELIVERED for Americans by: 🇺🇸 Enacting the largest middle and working class tax cut in US history 🇺🇸 Creating new incentives to build and hire American 🇺🇸 Adding the biggest boost to job creation in decades 🇺🇸 Establishing Trump accounts for every American child  🇺🇸 Restoring safety and order to our cities 🇺🇸 Stopping American deaths from the scourge of fentanyl 🇺🇸Closing the border By contrast, the Democrat agenda is very simple: grievance politics, bigger government, higher taxes, open borders, and zero security.
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The 119th congress was the least productive in history, no congress has enacted less legislation or laws. Johnson has cancelled a total 63 scheduled voting days in the house, granting members an extra 2 months PTO, with no house votes scheduled until after the election. govtrack.us/congress/bills… ms.now/news/dhs-shutd… snopes.com/fact-check/mik… cbsnews.com/news/house-can…
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Republicans wouldn't even meet their own SNAP work requirement of 80 hours per month.
VOTES THURSDAY CANCELED today is the houses last day until after Election Day.
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REMINDER: The single biggest driver of our national debt for the last 25 YEARS have been Republican-led tax cuts.
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"It is such a tragedy.. to see such a beautiful national treasure being bulldozed," says @RepEscobar after seeing federal contractors use bulldozers to clear trees and brush in Big Bend National Park. Eye On Politics: cbsloc.al/4gfnBsP
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NEW: The Trump-Vance administration is suing the Catholic Church to build a border wall beneath a statue of Jesus Christ — weeks after Pope Leo XIV stood at a migrant landing dock and defended the people the wall is meant to keep out. “Human dignity has no passport and does not lose its value when crossing a border,” the first American pope said in the Canary Islands last month. Pius XI created the Feast of Christ the King in 1925 to remind the baptized that no state holds their final loyalty. A century later, federal lawyers say that no one may lodge a valid objection to the seizure of Church property. thelettersfromleo.com/p/noth…
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🚨NEW: In the 9 months after last year’s reconciliation law enacted unprecedented SNAP cuts, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4.5 million. Based on available data, we estimate that at least 1.5 million fewer kids are receiving SNAP. cbpp.org/research/food-assis…
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On a military base in West Texas, where the government has built a sprawling tent complex to hold thousands of immigrants, deprivation and dire conditions are part of the design. newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
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I am aware of the fatal shooting that occurred during an ICE enforcement operation in my district in the Magnolia Park neighborhood this morning. ICE has released an initial account, but the facts must be independently and thoroughly investigated, including the circumstances that led to the use of deadly force. All available footage, communications, and other evidence should be preserved and reviewed as part of a full and impartial investigation. The victim’s family, my constituents, and the entire community deserve a complete and transparent accounting of what happened.
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Every American should be outraged by what Trump has done to our nation's 250th birthday celebration. What should have been a once-in-a-generation moment to unite the country has been turned into another vehicle for division, propaganda, and political gain. We uncovered how he hijacked America 250 – watch to see how.
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Johnson & House Republicans have been unable to pass anything for two weeks now. A disaster for them
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"I mean, we're 1,000 times more corrupt and we're still here hahahaha..."
Aaron Rupar
@atruparJun 25
JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."
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Aaron Rupar
@atruparJun 25
Rep. Escobar tells Markwayne Mullin about how she met with a detainee whose arm was so badly broken that it was visible to the naked eye, yet all he was being given to treat it was aspirin
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Here's Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, under questioning from @RepEscobar, discussing DHS' plans in Big Bend and at Mount Cristo Rey. Mullin says there will be two miles of physical barrier at Big Bend, and that there will be a gate at Mt Cristo Rey
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Hegseth is on Capitol Hill asking for $80,000,000,000 to pay for the war in Iran as we speak
Over 5 million Americans lost Medicaid and ACA coverage in the past year due to Trump and Republicans' Big Beautiful Bill.
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Juneteenth is the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. As we celebrate, we must also recognize the work ahead.  House Democrats remain committed to the fight for equality and justice for all.
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Trump is claiming there is no $300 Billion Dollar payment to Iran by the U.S… These are his handwritten initials. He should read his own memo of understanding.
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CNN montage of Trump bashing the JCPOA and releasing any money to Iran: I would have never given him back the money. I would have said, the money is off the table. Let's start negotiating. And you know what? I would have won that negotiation
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