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| https://escobar.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=168 | Congresswoman Veronica Escobar Statement on National Security Appropriations Bill Vote | 2019-12-17 | 2019 | 2019-12 | Democrat | House | TX | Veronica Escobar | E000299 | escobar.house.gov | legacy | Congresswoman Veronica Escobar Statement on National Security Appropriations Bill Vote Washington, DC, December 17, 2019 No legislation is perfect and despite the fact that this legislation includes many priorities that I have advocated for on behalf of my community, it provides funding for abhorrent practices. Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) issued the following statement on her vote against the national security appropriations minibus, H.R. 1158, which included funding for the Department of Homeland Security: No legislation is perfect and despite the fact that this legislation includes many priorities that I have advocated for on behalf of my community, it provides funding for abhorrent practices. I can't support legislation that legitimizes the unlawful and inhumane Remain in Mexico policy and gives President Trump a blank check. Many of the administration's policies reflect an un-American immigration agenda and practices that many of us believe are also unlawful. My vote was not a rejection of the work of Democratic appropriators but a rejection of the callousness and disregard of human dignity coming from the White House and Republican-controlled Senate. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |