Washington, March 5 -- Congresswoman Veronica Escobar issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement on the DHS funding bill:
"I support funding the Transportation Security Administration, FEMA, and other agencies under DHS, which is why I have instead signed on to a bill that provides a full appropriation for all of DHS excluding ICE and Border Patrol. ICE and Border Patrol have more than enough funding available because of the 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' which provided a whopping $165 billion for DHS, with $85 billion alone for ICE.
"I cannot in good conscience support additional money for ICE and Border Patrol, especially when the Trump administration has refused to an...