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HOUSTON - Saturday local leaders called out federal agencies to take over the distribution of Hurricane Harvey relief funds after the Texas General Land Office denied aid to the city of Houston for the second time. Four and a half years after Hurricane Harvey, Sandra Edwards's home in Fifth Ward remains in disrepair.
"No walls!" she says giving a tour of her living room. "When it rains, it still rains in here. You can see I tried to tape up the dust through the cracks. It's unlivable and unbearable... Who wants to stay in a house that's duct-taped together?"
Washington D.C. – Recently, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) introduced H.Res. 1056, which designates April 10 as Dolores Huerta Day in recognition of legendary labor leader and women's rights advocate, Dolores Huerta. This bill creates a federal day in her honor that properly highlights the accomplishments of one of our country's most distinguished activists.
Washington D.C. – Recently, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) applauded President Joe Biden's executive order to bring down the cost of health insurance and expand health coverage to more Texans. The executive order is the most significant action to strengthen the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since it was signed into law 12 years ago by President Barack Obama.
Houston, Texas – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement following Starr County's decision to move to drop all criminal charges against Lizelle Herrera.
Washington D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott's disturbing directive calling for asylum seekers at the Texas border to be transported and released at the steps of the United States Capitol.
"I'm deeply troubled by Governor Abbott's heinous political stunt calling for the unfair punishment of vulnerable asylum seekers. He is targeting innocent people for simply escaping desolate poverty, cruel violence, and extremely dangerous situations."
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Twitter hid a post Thursday from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton behind a notice that labeled it as "hateful content" after he misgendered a federal health official, which prompted him to threaten the social media platform with a lawsuit.
Ten United States Congress representatives, led by members of the Hispanic Caucus, have written to President Joe Biden to champion two vaccines, Corbevax and Novavax – developed with American expertise and produced at scale in India – and deepen the administration's partnership with like-minded countries to ensure their equitable distribution globally.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12), Congressman French Hill (R-AR-02), Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), and the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus celebrated the passage of H. Con. Res. 70, a resolution condemning threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities ("HBCUs") and reaffirming support for HBCUs and their students.
The 113 House cosponsors of the resolution include Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, James E. Clyburn, Joyce Beatty, Sylvia R. Garcia, Al Green.
Representative Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), a Texas delegate at the NWC in 1977. Dr. Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, who recently co-authored a biography on Congresswoman Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first woman of color in Congress and one of the sponsors of the federal legislation underwriting the NWC. Betsy Fischer Martin, Executive Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University, and former producer of Meet the Press. Errin Haines, a leading MSNBC commentator and co-founder of the women's news service The 19th.
In House floor on Monday, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) promotes the CROWN Act to combat hair discrimination.