Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) released a statement expressing her opposition to President Donald Trump's FY2021 Budget.
Statement from Congresswoman Garcia:
"The President's FY2021 Budget has shown once again that he is not interested in protecting the economic interests and health of the vast majority of Americans. His demand for Congress to slash funding for a wide array of critical departments and life-saving programs is heartless and cruel," said Congresswoman Garcia.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) joined Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and 31 other lawmakers in cosponsoring the House Resolution 820 calling for the designation of February 2020 as National Citizenship Month. The resolution raises awareness about the process of naturalization and advocates for the modernization and streamlining of such.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) voted in favor of House Resolution 826. This resolution expresses Democrats' disapproval of President Trump's harmful actions towards Medicaid. Last week, the Trump Administration unveiled its illegal Medicaid block grant plan, inviting states to cap and slash Medicaid, which would make it harder for certain low-income Medicaid recipients to get the care they need.
WASHINGTON, DC — This evening, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) was proud to vote in favor of H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019, a landmark piece of legislation that would protect the rights of working Americans to join a union and stand up for their rights in the workplace. The PRO Act protects America's workers by:
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announced today that Houston resident Anna Alvarez will join her as her guest at the State of the Union in Washington, DC, tomorrow, February 4th, 2020.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and the rest of the House Managers for the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump issued the following statement:
"Senators just voted to make this the first impeachment trial in the history of the United States without witnesses and documents, which were blocked by President Trump during the inquiry.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) joined the U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, along with U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — Earlier today, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling allowing the Trump administration to begin enforcing new limits that could deny immigrants residency or admission to the United States because they have used or may use public assistance programs. Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response:
WASHINGTON, DC - Hoy la Corte Suprema emitió una decisión de 5-4 que permitirá a la administración Trump comenzar a imponer nuevos límites que podrían negar la residencia o admisión de inmigrantes a los Estados Unidos porque han usado o pueden usar programas de asistencia pública. La congresista Sylvia García (TX-29) emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta:
Washington, DC – Hoy, los fiscales de la Cámara en el juicio político contra el presidente de los Estados Unidos, Donald J. Trump – Adam Schiff, Jerrold Nadler, Zoe Lofgren, Hakeem Jeffries, Val Demings, Jason Crow, and Sylvia Garcia – emitieron la siguiente declaración: