Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, said Sunday a rifle shooter’s massacre in El Paso illustrated the nation has twin epidemics of "gun violence" and "hate."
In remarks on ABC News’ “This Week,” Escobar said, “I’m scared for immigrants across this country and for immigrants in my community as well.”
"In this country, we have a gun violence epidemic but we also have a hate epidemic," Escobar said. "Until we deal with that hate and until we confront the weak gun laws that we have, we'll keep seeing this. The families in this community deserve better. Families in every community deserve better."
She also faulted the Trump administration’s rhetoric.
“We want people to feel safe, and so we have a very different philosophy in El Paso from the philosophy that emanates from the White House,” she said. “We embrace one another and take care of one another.”
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