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Veronica Escobar

U.S. Representative, Texas District 16

Party
D
State
Texas
Age
Serving since
2019

Rhetoric score

Republicans

5.2

n=6

Democrats

No score

Rhetoric

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Toward Republicans

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2026-08-09 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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5.0

… on the House Appropriations Committee that would ban a wall at Big Bend National Park. Every Democrat supported this while every Republican - even those from Texas - voted against it. https://t.co/BLB0PV5VFe

The speaker targets Republicans as a bloc, contrasting unanimous Democratic support with unanimous Republican opposition to a specific,…

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2026-08-03 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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2.3

…t the power we wield against a child, but what we do when a child stands alone before it. It’s clear that the Trump Administration has no interest in protecting children, choosing instead to abandon them.

The statement targets the Trump Administration (opposing party) with a categorical, motive-based accusation—that it has 'no interest in…

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2026-08-03 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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5.0

…ect a three-year-old to read, complete government forms, or understand what asylum means. Yet they expect children to identify their legal rights and defend themselves against trained government attorneys. 
Is that what the Trump Administration calls justice?

The statement targets the Trump Administration's immigration policy regarding unrepresented children in asylum proceedings.

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Toward Democrats

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Where they sit

Coalition

Progressive

Confirmed current member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Source: progressives.house.gov/caucus-members, cross-checked against Wikipedia

05100510Jared F. GoldenJoaquin CastroCory MillsJohnny OlszewskiVeronica EscobarEVTerri A. SewellTim BurchettTroy E. NehlsJake AuchinclossJulie FedorchakJulie JohnsonSeth MoultonGlenn IveyKevin HernSam T. LiccardoJahana HayesBrian JackDeborah K. RossThomas P. TiffanyMike LevinJohn JamesBradley Scott SchneiderJames E. ClyburnRobert GarciaDonald S. BeyerTed LieuSuzanne BonamiciAmi BeraRitchie TorresMark PocanElijah CraneAndré CarsonAndrea SalinasAngie CraigSean CastenJared MoskowitzByron DonaldsYoung KimKevin KileyPaul A. GosarSarah ElfrethDebbie Wasserman SchultzRalph NormanBen ClineSydney Kamlager-DoveZoe LofgrenBecca BalintSylvia R. GarciaJason CrowAlexandria Ocasio-CortezRick LarsenSteve ScaliseMary E. MillerJim JordanLauren UnderwoodTom EmmerAnna Paulina LunaScott PerryKeith SelfClay FullerMorgan LuttrellRandy FineAshley HinsonRobert C. "Bobby" ScottH. Morgan GriffithLloyd SmuckerDave MinNorma J. TorresCraig A. GoldmanVirginia FoxxLucy McBathAndrew S. ClydeMarlin A. StutzmanEric BurlisonDarin LaHoodClay HigginsAndy BiggsBruce WestermanRobin L. KellyMichael T. McCaulMaxwell FrostEleanor Holmes NortonBrandon GillDerek SchmidtAl GreenCleo FieldsGreg CasarDebbie DingellJulia LetlowBryan SteilMarcy KapturLori TrahanPramila JayapalJames ComerKweisi MfumeDon BaconEd CaseMichael R. TurnerAustin ScottSteve CohenLaura FriedmanJamie RaskinAyanna PressleyShri ThanedarRaul RuizWarmer toward own party →Warmer toward opposition →

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Legislative activity

Sponsored

81

Cosponsored

1,544

Career totals · Source: Congress.gov · Last pulled 9/7/2026