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Representative Veronica Escobar can sum up what it's going to feel like in the room tonight,

as President Trump gives his state of the union

address in one word. The word is chilly. The chamber is incredibly cold.

Escobar represents Texas's 16th congressional district right along the border, El Paso.

We spoke yesterday.

And you've got to show up early to get a good spot.

And so literally, hours before the speech even begins, you've got to go save a spot.

I'm imagining you with like traffic cones on a seat right now.

Is that accurate?

I'll put my purse down, actually, and like a little wrap to act as a blankie because it's so cold.

But normally we have guests and the day is filled with activities with your guest.

And, you know, we'll do social media. And then you settle in for

generally what is always a very long speech. You've been in Congress for seven years.

This is my eighth year. Yeah. Eighth. I assume you've been to the last seven of these

then. And I'm not going tomorrow. Instead of shivering in the House chamber, Representative Escobar is

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