Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) joined colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass the bipartisan TRACED Act, which protects consumers from unwanted robocalls. In 2018, Americans received an estimated 48 billion robocalls, an increase of over 64% since 2016. Consumer lives are being disrupted every day by ongoing attempts to steal their information. With this trend increasing, this bill is a major step in restoring Americans' control over their own phones and protecting their information from scammers.

WASHINGTON, DC - La congresista Sylvia García (TX-29) y varios de sus colegas enviaron una carta al Secretario Interino del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos, Chad Wolf, condenando la implementación del acuerdo de Tercer País Seguro entre los Estados Unidos y Guatemala.

WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and several of her colleagues sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf condemning the implementation of the Safe Third Country Agreement between the United States and Guatemala.

WASHINGTON, DC — La congresista Sylvia García (TX-29) anuncia que se unirá al nuevo Caucus de la Democracia de Venezuela. Las actuales circunstancias en Venezuela han llevado a más del 94% de las personas a vivir en estado de pobreza, y a más de 4 millones de personas a abandonar el país. El caucus bipartidista trabaja para apoyar la libertad del pueblo venezolano y poner el fin a los abusos que enfrentan por parte del gobierno de Maduro.

Declaración de la Congresista Sylvia García:

WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announces she is joining the new bipartisan Venezuela Democracy Caucus. The current circumstances in Venezuela have led to more than 94% of people living in poverty, and more than 4 million Venezuelans fleeing the country. This bipartisan caucus works to support freedom for the Venezuelan people and advocates for an end to the abuses they are facing.

Statement from Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia:

WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and her colleague Congressman Lance Gooden (R-TX) introduced the Managed Stablecoins are Securities Act of 2019. This piece of legislation would protect consumers against certain cryptocurrencies, such as Facebook Libra Project. The bill would clarify that "managed stablecoins" are securities under the Security Exchange Act of 1934 and thus regulated by the Security and Exchange Commission.

WASHINGTON, DC —Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4863, the United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019, which would reauthorize the Export-Import (EX-IM) Bank for ten years and increase its lending authority to $175 billion dollars. The EX-IM Bank is the official credit agency of the United States that support U.S. companies with remaining competitive with foreign exporters.