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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) announces $1,220,799.46 in federal funding to the City of Houston for repairs as a result of Hurricane Harvey.

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Washington, DC – Ranking Member Maxine Waters (CA-43) of the House Financial Services Committee announced Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) as Vice Ranking Member of the full committee for the 118th Congress.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) announces the reintroduction of two bills for Financial Literacy Month: the Community Finance Language Inclusion Act and the Multilingual Financial Literacy Act. Both bills aim to strengthen and expand financial literacy for limited English proficiency individuals.

Washington, D.C. – In honor of April as Sexual Assualt Awareness and Prevention Month, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) introduced the Shielding America's Youth from Exploitation (SAYFE) Act to ensure prevention and protection methods are in place for young students in Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corp (JROTC) programs across the country.

"Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez is a fantastic choice for the Fifth Circuit, a court that has too often sided against women's rights, voting rights, and civil rights. No single judge will make our judicial system perfect. But the Constitution and I can tell you from personal experience - it matters to have your peers represented across the legal system.

Washington DC – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia introduced a House Resolution to recognize Dolores Huerta, a legendary labor leader, and women's rights advocate.

Houston, TX – Hoy, Mike Morath, el Comisionado de la Agencia de Educación de Texas (TEA), anunció que la agencia designaría una junta de administradores y removería la junta escolar y el superintendente democráticamente elegidos del