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September 1, 2020

Houston, TX – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and Congressman Al Green (TX-09) will visit the North Houston USPS Distribution and Processing (D&P) Center located at 4600 Aldine Bender Road to conduct congressional oversight of the U.S. Postal Service.


August 27, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Deb Haaland (NM-01), Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02), and Betty McCollum (MN-04) led 86 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Doctor Robert Redfield condemning, urging the immediate halt of, and demanding an explanation for the recent modif


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August 25, 2020

HOUSTON, TX – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued a statement in response to Trump's announcement that he will be nominating Chad Wolf, the Acting Homeland Security Secretary, to be the permanent head of the agency following the U.S.


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August 22, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) joined 256 Democratic and Republican colleagues to pass the Delivering for America Act, which would address the Trump administration's assault on the U.S. Postal Service.


August 20, 2020

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana announced Thursday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.

The 62-year-old physician from Baton Rouge was experiencing "mild symptoms that began this morning," his spokesperson Cole Avery said.


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August 19, 2020

HOUSTON, TX – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) will be donating 10,000 N95 masks to Harris Health's Strawberry Health Center, this is a part of her ongoing efforts to ensure everyone in the Texas 29th Congressional District and the greater Houston region has access to the protective equipment they need to stay healthy and safe during this o


August 18, 2020

HOUSTON — EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above is from a report on an Humble man who ran out of his heart medication after his package was delayed by USPS.

Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia hosted a today along with other local labor leaders on crisis involving the United States Postal Service.


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August 18, 2020

Houston, TX – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Al Davison (President of APWU Local 185), Rickey Dueboay (Vice-President of NALC Local 283), Pat Claiborne (Financial Secretary of NALC Local 283), and Linda Morales (Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation) will host a press conference across the street from the USPS Processing Center located at 4600 Ald


August 18, 2020

HOUSTON — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia hosted a today along with other local labor leaders on crisis involving the United States Postal Service.

Garcia and USPS labor leaders were joined by some of their constituents who will share their stories on how the crisis of receiving mail on time has impacted their lives.


August 18, 2020

Following days of mounting public pressure, U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy said Tuesday he would halt all operational changes he's made to the postal service in recent months, including major cutbacks, until after the November election.

Mail delays caused by the pandemic have reportedly worsened across the country since President Donald Trump appointed DeJoy, a new postmaster general with no previous experience in the field.