Press Releases
HOUSTON, TX – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) joined her colleagues in the Texas Congressional Delegation in a letter urging House of Representatives Leadership and House Appropriations Committee leaders to bring a disaster supplemental aid package to the House of Representatives as soon as possible, noting the great need from recent storms, including Hurricane Helene, which recently hit the Southeast United States, and Hurricane Beryl, which hit Texas in July.
HOUSTON, TX – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) joined members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) in Houston as they, along with approximately 45,000 dockworkers across East and Gulf Coast ports, went on strike for better wages and critical job protections.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) issued the following statement after the passage of H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) was named Chief Deputy Whip by Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) issued the following statement following the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points (0.5 percent):
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) issued the following statement based on ProPublica’s recent reporting on the tragic death of Amber Thurman, a 28-year-old mother who lost her life due to Georgia’s extreme abortion ban shortly after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) joined her colleagues in a letter to President Biden requesting that the Department of Energy (DOE) prioritize and expedite the review of projects that will supply liquified natural gas (LNG) to Ukrainian and Eastern European allies as it recommences the processing of applications for authorization to export LNG to countries where the U.S. does not have existing free trade agreements (non-FTA nations).
HOUSTON, TX – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) joined ten of her colleagues in the Texas Congressional Delegation in a letter calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice to investigate incidents of voter suppression and intimidation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
HOUSTON — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) issued the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice against Southwest Key Programs Inc.:
HOUSTON — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) issued the following statement regarding the latest actions by the Biden-Harris Administration to lower housing costs by limiting rent increases and building more homes: