Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court rejected President Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship:
"Today, the Supreme Court affirmed what the Fourteenth Amendment has made clear for more than 150 years: if you are born in the United States, you are a citizen. Period.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration in the Temporary Protected Status cases:
“Today, the Supreme Court gave the Trump administration a dangerous green light to strip legal protections from people who cannot safely return home.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) released the following statement after voting against legislation that would provide an additional $70 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) and House Democrats forced a vote on the Floor to end President Trump's reckless and costly war in Iran. For over 90 days, President Trump and his administration have waged war without a clear strategy, defined objectives, or congressional authorization, dragging America further and further into Trump's self-declared war of choice.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) secured several key housing and homelessness provisions in the broader 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644), a major housing package aimed at lowering costs, expanding affordable housing, and supporting working families struggling with the nation’s housing crisis.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29), Juan Vargas (D-CA-52), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13), and Emily Randall (D-WA-06) led their colleagues in introducing a resolution to commemorate Cinco de Mayo. The resolution recognizes the historical significance of the 1862 Battle of Puebla and the courage of the Mexican people in their fight for freedom, independence, and democracy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29), Gwen Moore (D-WI-04), and Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), introduced a resolution recognizing March as Social Work Month and March 17th as World Social Work Day, honoring the more than 728,000 social workers nationwide who support families and strengthen communities every day.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Whip Sylvia Garcia and Chairman Adriano Espaillat released the following statement in response to the Republican-led House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government's hearing opposing Plyler v. Doe, the Supreme Court decision that guarantees free public education to children in the U.S. no matter their immigration status: