Press Releases

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, will convene a field hearing to examine the Los Angeles homelessness crisis.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Immigrant communities are living in fear as result of policies that threaten their families.

The best way to be prepared against these threats is to know your rights.

Washington, D.C. – Comunidades de inmigrantes viven con miedo como resuelto de las políticas que amenazan a sus familias.

La mejor manera de estar preparada para estas amenazas es conocer tus derechos.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Garcia (TX-29) and 33 Democratic cosponsors introduced the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act. The bill will protect the health and safety of pregnant women and youth in immigration detention by reinstituting their presumption of release, prohibit the U.S.

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling on the 2020 Census:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in reaction to reports of horrific conditions for children held by Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia voted for first appropriations minibus bill, H.R. 2740. This important bill provides a total $982.8 billion in essential government funding and consists of the Fiscal Year 2020 Labor-Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State-Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development spending bills.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, Vice Chair on Urban Poverty for the Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity and other members of the Task Force sent a letter to Acting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought urging him not to implement the recently announced changes to the federal poverty calculations. In the letter, the Members wrote: