Press Releases

HOUSTON, TX — Majority Leader Steny Hoyer will join Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia today, September 30^th for a site visit at BakerRipley's East Aldine Campus. Leader Hoyer and Sylvia Garcia's visit will focus on BakerRipley's work addressing urban poverty, a focus of the Majority Leader's Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity for which Congresswoman Garcia is a vice-chair. There will be a press conference immediately after the visit.

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HOUSTON, TX. – La tormenta tropical Imelda causó estragos y daño en Houston y el condado Harris, donde en partes del condado Harris cayó más de 43 pulgadas de agua en solo 72 horas. Hasta ahora, 5 personas han sido reportadas muertas y varias más heridas. Imelda dañó cienes de edificios, infraestructura del condado y el Centro de Procesamiento y Distribución del USPS más grande en el país localizado en Houston.

HOUSTON, TX. – Tropical storm Imelda wreaked havoc on Houston and greater Harris County after dumping as much as 43 inches of rain in 72 hours in parts of Harris County. So far, five people have been reported dead, and several others injured as a result of the storm. Imelda also caused significant damage to hundreds of buildings and homes, county infrastructure, and the largest USPS Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) in the country, located in Houston, TX.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – La congresista Sylvia García (TX-29) se unió a sus colegas en la Cámara de Representantes para aprobar la ley bipartidista FAIR (por sus siglas en inglés), que pondría fin al uso forzado del arbitraje en los conflictos de consumidores, trabajadores, derechos civiles, y antimonopolio. Actualmente, más de 60 millones de trabajadores no pueden demandar a su empleador en un tribunal público si han sido despedidos o se enfrentan a un acoso ilegal.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) joined her colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass the bipartisan FAIR Act, which would end the use of forced arbitration in consumer, worker, civil rights, and antitrust disputes. Currently more than 60 million workers are unable to sue their employer in public court if they have been terminated or faced unlawful harassment. Forced arbitration has permitted employers and corporations to create a privatized justice system where the constitution's protections are manipulated in their favor.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy, la congresista Sylvia García del distrito 29 de Texas se unió a sus colegas en la Cámara de Representantes para aprobar su proyecto de ley, la Ley de Protección de Informantes de PCAOB de 2019.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) was joined by her colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass her bill, the PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019. This is Congresswoman Garcia's first bill to pass the House of Representatives, and it would establish a whistleblower protection program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), like a program at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).