Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Today in the House Committee on the Judiciary, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) chaired a Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship hearing on "The Current State of the United States Refugee Program." The hearing examined the impact of the administration's efforts to effectively weaken the U.S. refugee resettlement program and make it more difficult for migrants to present asylum claims. Congress has a responsibility to ensure that the U.S.
HOUSTON, TX – Yesterday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) hosted a roundtable discussion with business, labor, and community leaders at the Port of Houston. They spoke about the House Democrats' new bold Moving Forward infrastructure proposal and how it would help address some of the country's most urgent infrastructure needs, from the massive maintenance backlog, to designing safer streets, to putting the U.S. on a path toward economic growth that also promotes environmental sustainability and increased resiliency planning.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) condemns the Administration's reckless and unlawful plan to transfer $3.8 billion from important defense accounts for border wall construction. For the second year in a row, Trump will raid the Department of Defense's resources for money for the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Congresswoman Garcia and several lawmakers have fiercely opposed such transfers and will continue to denounce this Administration's thoughtless actions.
Washington, DC - Today, in the House Judiciary Committee, Representative Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) delivered the following remarks during the markup of H.R. 2214, the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act:
"Mr. Chairman I move to strike the last word.
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.