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September 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) and Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03) led their colleagues in sending a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-04), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08), House Republican Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA-01), and House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA-05) warning of the Trump administration's sweeping effort to dismantle Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), and parole programs, and urging immediate passage of the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 (H.R. 1589).
September 12, 2025
HOUSTON, T.X. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) and Congressman Al Green (D-TX-09) sent a letter to Hilton leadership calling on the hotel giant to bargain in good faith with Hilton Americas—Houston hotel staff who launched a nine-day strike on Labor Day, calling for wages of at least $23 per hour and better working conditions.
August 20, 2025
HOUSTON, T.X. – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) released the following statement after the Texas House approved legislation gerrymandering congressional maps at the direction of Donald Trump and Governor Greg Abbott:
August 12, 2025
Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29), along with Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Reproductive Task Force Co-Chair and Liaison Judy Chu (D-CA-28) and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-7), sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expressing deep concern over ICE impersonators harassing and abusing women.
July 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) joined 92 House Democrats in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding an investigation into the ownership structure and operation of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private, unqualified U.S.-linked aid organization at the center of the worsening starvation and humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The letter is led by Congressman Sean Casten (D-IL-06).
July 30, 2025
HOUSTON, TX – La congresista Sylvia García (D-TX-29) emitió las siguientes declaraciones en respuesta a los nuevos mapas electorales propuestos en Texas:
July 30, 2025
HOUSTON, T.X. – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) released the following statement in response to the proposed redistricting maps in Texas:
July 30, 2025
HOUSTON, T.X. – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) released the following statement following Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claims that recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) are not protected from deportations:
July 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) led 44 members of the House of Representatives in reintroducing the bicameral Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act.