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May 16, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that impeaching President Trump or using Congress‘ inherent contempt powers against his top aides is still "on the table" as Democrats took stock of where their efforts to investigate the president stand.


May 16, 2019


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday held a marathon reading of the redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 448-page assessment of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.


May 16, 2019

More than 25 House Democrats, including the chairman and vice chairwoman of the House Judiciary Committee, began a nonstop marathon reading of the entire redacted Mueller report Thursday afternoon.

The reading of all 448 pages of the special counsel's report, taking place in the House Rules Committee room in the U.S. Capitol, is expected to last between 12 to 14 hours, concluding in the early hours of Friday morning.


May 16, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), member of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced H.R.


May 16, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia voted to pass H.R 987, the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, a major piece of legislation that addresses two top concerns of the American people – lowering prescription drug prices and defending vital protections for people with pre-existing conditions.


May 15, 2019

Three members of Congress from Texas are part of a group of 23 U.S. Representatives who oppose a rule proposed by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson to deny federal housing assistance to households with mixed immigration status.


May 14, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Representative Mike Quigley (I-05L) with Representatives Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Hank Johnson (GA-04), and Jesus "Chuy" García (IL-04) re-introduced legislation that seeks to remove the ability of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to con


May 13, 2019

U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), member of the Judiciary Committee and the first South American-born member of Congress, along with U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala (FL-27), held a press conference with Gustavo Marcano, minister counselor of the Venezuelan government in the United States, and South Florida elected officials, calling on the Trump Administration to swiftly grant temporary protected status (TPS) to Venezuelans currently residing in the United States as well as place a moratorium on deporting non-criminal Venezuelans.


May 13, 2019

WASHINGTON – On Friday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), and 20 Committee Democrats sent a letter to Ben Carson, Secretar


May 12, 2019

A top Democratic money man is putting his muscle behind boosting Latino voter turnout for the 2020 presidential election.

Henry Muñoz III, the former finance chairman for the Democratic National Committee (DNC), is undertaking a new effort to raise money from Latino donors and to mobilize Latino voters, as party leaders seek to maximize turnout from a key demographic whose support for Democrats has been softer than expected in recent election cycles.