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September 15, 2020

Ever since Vanessa Guillén's tragedy became known nationwide, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) has pledged to seek justice for Vanessa and her family.


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September 15, 2020
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued this statement on the horrific whistleblower complaint filed on behalf of a nurse at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Georgia, documenting an egregious refusal to test detainees for COVID-19 and mass hysterectomies being performed on migrant women oftentimes without consent:

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September 14, 2020

Washington, DC – On Wednesday, September 16th, Reps. Jackie Speier (D-CA), Chair of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee, Markwayne Mullin(R-OK), Sylvia Garcia(D-TX), John Carter(R-TX), Veronica Escobar(D-TX), Pete Olson(R-TX), Jason Crow(D-CO), and Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr.(D-CA) will introduce the bipartisan I Am Vanessa Guillén Act


September 11, 2020

HOUSTON — Two members of Texas' Congressional delegation are asking Houston post office leadership why at least 20 offices refused to accept donated voter registration cards -- government-printed documents that must be filled out and submitted to enable citizens to vote.


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September 11, 2020

WASHINGTON, DCToday,Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) and Congressman Al Green (TX-9) wrote to the Houston USPS District Manager and Postmaster seeking answers about claims that over 20 Greater Houston-area post offices rejected donations of blank voter registration ballots from the League of Women Voters, a non-partisan civic engagement group:


September 11, 2020

The American Diabetes Association® (ADA), the nation's leading organization for all people living with diabetes, announced its support today for the Ending Health Disparities during COVID-19 (EHDC) Act, introduced by Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL). The list of bill cosponsors includes Reps.


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September 11, 2020

Houston, TX – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement condemning reports that ICE flew detainees to Virginia to transport agents for the purpose of quelling D.C. protests during the summer:


September 10, 2020

HOUSTON - The Houston Police Officers' Union says four officers were fired in connection to the deadly shooting of Nicolas Chavez in April.

Police said Chavez was shot by officers who had responded to a call about a suicidal man on April 21. Police said he had a pointed object in his hand.


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September 10, 2020

Houston, TX – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response to the firing of four Houston police officers over the deadly shooting of Nicolas Chavez in April of this year:


September 9, 2020

After months of calling for #JusticeForVanessaGuillen, her family may finally have concrete answers.

Instead of an ongoing internal investigation conducted by the U.S. Army, the cases of Vanessa Guillen and two-dozen others are garnering the attention they deserve— from Congress.