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Washington D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia commended the Port of Houston, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Project 11 partners for their significant work on the Houston Ship Channel expansion.
Democratic Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) joins Julie Mason a day after the school shooting in Uvalde, TX, left 19 children dead.
Some people disabled by long COVID-19 are struggling in the workplace, with employers refusing to make accommodations for the new condition, disability activists told a House committee on Tuesday.
Russia permanently banned 963 Americans from travelling to the country.
The list was published by the Russian Foreign Ministry and includes many people not working for the U.S. government, including several journalists, actor Morgan Freeman and director Rob Reiner.
Both U.S. congressional chambers in May passed a bill allocating $40 billion for Ukraine.
See how each member voted below.
House (368-57)
Members who voted for the bill:
On Wednesday's broadcast of C-SPAN's "Washington Journal," Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) argued that handguns "are not for hunting. They're not for protection. I think handguns are, frankly, for killing people. We need to do something about making sure that bad guys don't get their hands on handguns."
Democrats' price gouging bill is running into doubts and opposition from several moderate members of the caucus.
While the bill is facing an uphill battle in the Senate, it's also not totally clear whether it'll be able to garner enough support in the House, where Democrats can only lose 6 votes.
Gas has surpassed $4 in every state for the first time ever, the White House tries to quiet senators' worries on the investigation into solar panels and moderate Democrats are raising objections to a bill that opposes gas price-gouging.
This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond.
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on pro-abortion Catholic politicians:
Catholics can disagree about many things and still remain faithful to the Church, but when they disagree with Church teachings on matters that are "intrinsically evil," that cannot be taken lightly. Regrettably, many Catholic politicians are in open defiance of the Church's teaching on abortion, a life and death issue.
HOUSTON – La Cámara de Representantes en Washington aprobó una ley que permitirá darle el nombre de Vanessa Guillén a una oficina del correo postal en Houston.
La Cámara de Representantes en Washington aprobó la medida impulsada por la congresista Sylvia García.