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Veronica Escobar: “On August 3, 2019, a white supremacist drove over 10 hours…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Veronica Escobar Slams Members From House GOP For Echoing Language Used By El Paso Shooter

Published | Video Starts at 03:20

In the community that I represent of El Paso, Texas, we know full well, my community knows full well the power of speech, the power of hate, and how that drifts into conduct. On August 3, 2019, a white supremacist drove over 10 hours to my community [El Paso, Texas] and published a screed online. talking about the invasion of migrants and Hispanics and immigrants into the United States. Many of us flagged that speech as dangerous and as life threatening. (03:20–03:27)

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