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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) voted to pass H.R. 535, the PFAS Action Act, to protect families from PFAS "forever chemicals" and designate them as hazardous substances, clean up existing contamination, and protect public health by providing critical resources for communities.
WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Thursday moved to stop the Trump administration from taking the fight with Iran any further after a dizzying few days that saw the United States' killing of a top Iranian official ratchet up the potential of yet another Middle East war.
WASHINGTON, DC — La Congresista Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) anuncia que el Departamento de Transporte de los Estados Unidos ha otorgado $180,000 a la Autoridad del Puerto de Houston para desarrollar un plan operativo para escalar, equipar e integrar de manera efectiva las operaciones del manejo de contenedores en barcazas (COB). Esto apoyará a la Autoridad del Puerto de Houston con sus esfuerzos para expandir los servicios de COB en toda la región de Houston y la Costa del Golfo y para conectarse mejor con los mercados globales.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announces the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $180,000 to the Port of Houston Authority to develop an operational plan for effectively scaling, equipping, and integrating operations of Container on Barge (COB) handling facilities. This will support the Port of Houston Authority with ongoing efforts to expand COB services throughout the Houston Gateway and Gulf Coast region and to better connect with global markets.
Statement from Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia:
As families celebrate the holiday season, the Stop Opioid Silence campaign is launching a renewed push in Texas to empower people to break the stigma and shame associated with opioid use disorder and begin the road to recovery.
With support from three members of the Texas Congressional Delegation, Stop Opioid Silence encourages residents struggling with opioid use disorders, as well as their families the opportunity to share their stories of addiction and recovery.
WASHINGTON – Texas sent an unusually large freshman class to the House this year, with five new Republicans and four new Democrats joining the state's 36-member congressional delegation by way of open seats and Election Day upsets.
What a consequential — and often contentious — first year it has been.
Donald Trump's impeachment is very historical for the two Texas Latinas in congress as they cast their votes supporting the articles of impeachment filed against the President of the United States.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Texas v. United States, which struck down the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) individual mandate and referred it back to a district court in Texas to determine how much of the law can stand if the individual mandate is undone:
The nascent financial technology industry started the year faintly optimistic that the 116th Congress would pass bills in its favor. But as 2019 comes to an end without legislation, the industry isn't even expecting action in 2020. And for that, they're feeling relieved, not disappointed.
Facebook Inc.'s midyear announcement that it planned to launch a cryptocurrency, Libra, upended the industry's focus, tilting the legislative strategy from pressing hard for beneficial bills to staying clear of measures aimed at checking the social media giant's ambitions to transform commerce.
The House will vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump this week, after spending the past three months investigating the president's dealings in Ukraine and deciding whether his behavior was grave enough to qualify as high crimes and misdemeanors.