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Congressional leaders will be at Fort Hood Friday afternoon to perform their oversight role in the wake of several concerning events involving the military installation.
Representative Jackie Speier of California along with a delegation of seven other representatives will be visiting Fort Hood along with the locations where Spc. Vanessa Guillen and PV2 Gregory Wedel Morales were found.
WASHINGTON, DC – Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tom Carper (D-DE), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced the Wear Your Mask Act today, the Senate companion bill to Congresswoman Garcia's Wear Your Mask Act.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) joined Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA), Chair of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee, and Congressman Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), along with co-leads Reps.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) had her Elder Abuse Protection Act of 2020 marked up by the House Judiciary Committee. This bill woulddirect the Attorney General to establish the Elder Justice Initiative within the Department of Justice Criminal Division.
Ever since Vanessa Guillén's tragedy became known nationwide, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) has pledged to seek justice for Vanessa and her family.
After months of calling for #JusticeforVanessaGuillen, it was announced on Sept. 8, that two congressional subcommittees would launch an investigation into the chain of command at Fort Hood, following a spike in deaths — 28 in one year alone, including Guillén's.
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
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.
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: