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December 4, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) joined colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass the bipartisan TRACED Act, which protects consumers from unwanted robocalls. In 2018, Americans received an estimated 48 billion robocalls, an increase of over 64% since 2016.


December 3, 2019

WASHINGTON -- House Democrats are inching closer to impeaching President Trump after releasing a 300-page report summarizing the fact-finding investigation of the House Intelligence Committee, a move that now makes the House Judiciary Committee the central player in the debate over whether to remove the president from office.


December 3, 2019

WASHINGTON -- House Democrats are inching closer to impeaching President Trump after releasing a 300-page report summarizing the fact-finding investigation of the House Intelligence Committee, a move that now makes the House Judiciary Committee the central player in the debate over whether to remove the president from office.


November 26, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC - La congresista Sylvia García (TX-29) y varios de sus colegas enviaron una carta al Secretario Interino del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos, Chad Wolf, condenando la implementación del acuerdo de Tercer País Seguro entre los Estados Unidos y Guatemala.


November 26, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and several of her colleagues sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf condemning the implementation of the Safe Third Country Agreement between the United States and Guatemala.


November 26, 2019

On Thursday, November 21, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and Congressman Lance Gooden (R-TX) co-sponsored a new bill called "Managed Stablecoins Are Securities Act of 2019". While sometimes the laws and statutes from our government can require explanation, the title of this bill is pretty direct. If you were wondering when there might be regulatory clarity for crypto, at least for stablecoins, that question appears to have been answered.


November 25, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC — La congresista Sylvia García (TX-29) anuncia que se unirá al nuevo Caucus de la Democracia de Venezuela. Las actuales circunstancias en Venezuela han llevado a más del 94% de las personas a vivir en estado de pobreza, y a más de 4 millones de personas a abandonar el país.


November 25, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announces she is joining the new bipartisan Venezuela Democracy Caucus. The current circumstances in Venezuela have led to more than 94% of people living in poverty, and more than 4 million Venezuelans fleeing the country.


November 25, 2019

A November 15 blog post by Libra project developers detailing testnet developments has apparently failed to impress government regulators and influential voices in the space alike. CEO of blockchain company R3, David Rutter, commented at a London conference last week that "what they did was ridiculously stupid," going on to call the announcement and approach of the project "naive." The U.S. Congress is concerned as well, with members proposing a new bi-partisan bill Thursday, which seeks to classify the asset as a managed stablecoin security.