WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Joins Senator Hirono, Representative Tokuda to Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Strengthen Social Security * As we celebrate the 90 th anniversary of Social Security this week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (D-HI) to reintroduce the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act, legisl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Statement on Cancellation of NSF Grant * Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement upon confirmation that the National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engine grant for El Paso has been eliminated: "A once-in-a-generation federal investment in our community was officially eliminated this week after being derailed last year by UTEP leade  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Statement on New Federal New World Screwworm Investment * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins and Texas Governor Greg Abbott's announcement of nearly $1 billion in federal investment, including $750 million for a new sterile fly production facility, to combat the New World screwworm (NWS):  more