Congresswoman Escobar Statement on the 4th Anniversary of the Attack in El Paso
August 04, 2023
August 04, 2023
EL PASO, Texas, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following statement on Aug. 3, 2023:
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"On August 3, 2019, El Pasoans found themselves at the center of America's domestic violent extremism and our gun violence epidemic.
"It's been four years since a white supremacist confessed that he drove over 10 hours to El Paso in order to slaughter Hispanics and immigrants. He published a screed online, using the same xenophobic rheto . . .
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"On August 3, 2019, El Pasoans found themselves at the center of America's domestic violent extremism and our gun violence epidemic.
"It's been four years since a white supremacist confessed that he drove over 10 hours to El Paso in order to slaughter Hispanics and immigrants. He published a screed online, using the same xenophobic rheto . . .