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December 3, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued a statement on the passing of longtime Houston civil rights activist Maria Jimenez:


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November 20, 2020

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Jason Crow (D-CO) joined by Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) introduced the End Transfers of Detained Immigrants Act, legislation which would immediately prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from transferring immigrant detainees between ICE facilities or to federal, state, and local prisons during the Corona


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November 10, 2020

HOUSTON, TX — Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response to today's Supreme Court hearing on the Republican Lawsuit to terminate the Affordable Care Act (ACA):


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November 7, 2020

HOUSTON, TX - Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia issued the following statement on President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris:


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October 29, 2020

HOUSTON, TXCongresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and Congressman Al Green (TX-09) have been conducting critical oversight of the North Houston Distribution and Processing Center, the largest such facility in the country. They have worked to address community concerns about delays in the mail.


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October 27, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congresswomen Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) introduced the Dropbox Access Act to improve voters access to dropbox locations in future elections.


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October 23, 2020

HOUSTON, TX -Representatives Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Jesús "Chuy" García (Il-04), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) joined by 36 Members of Congress introduced the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Safe Schools Act to provide $17 billion to school districts to pay for PPE, cleaning supplies, technical training, and additiona


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October 8, 2020

HOUSTON, TX – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response to the sad news of Monica Roberts' passing: