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Sylvia Garcia

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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia is a U.S. Representative for Texas's 29th congressional district, serving since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she has a background in law and public service, which informs her legislative priorities. Garcia has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development, advocating for the needs of her constituents in Houston and surrounding areas. Her work emphasizes support for marginalized communities and women's rights.

Dec 12, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize how important the recent passage of the Respect for Marriage Act is for America. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court's mega-Republican appointed Justices shocked the world with their Dobbs decision. House…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-12
Dec 8, 2022

Madam Speaker, I rise today to support people's right to love and their equal protection under the law. The Respect for Marriage Act will reaffirm marriage equality as the law of the land. All Americans, no matter who they are and who they…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-08
Dec 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the passage of the Veteran Service Recognition Act. Shockingly, many noncitizen veterans have been unjustly deported after honorable service. This is wrong. It is cruel, and it must stop. Veterans risk…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-08
Dec 6, 2022

Madam Speaker, I rise to call upon our colleagues in the Senate to protect DACA recipients before the end of this Congress. Six years old, Madam Speaker. Six years old. That is the average age recipients of DACA were when they first…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-06
Nov 30, 2022

I represent a working-class district, a majority Latino community in Chicagoland.

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Nov 30, 2022

the impacts of inflation on rent prices, demonstrating that prices in Houston are becoming troublingly-unaffordable.

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Nov 30, 2022

I recently led a letter asking the FTC and the DOJ to investigate RealPage for anticompetitive practices.

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Nov 30, 2022

This crisis will only get worse if Congress does not act to address it.

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Nov 17, 2022

Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the need for us to prohibit the physical restraining of young children as a form of discipline in schools. Shockingly, in the 2017 through 2018 school year, nearly 71,000 elementary school-aged children…

Congressional Record · 2022-11-17
Nov 16, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize how critical it is for the Senate to protect the DACA program and the more than 800,000 Dreamers in America. Brought here as children through no fault of their own, Dreamers have gone to our schools, grown…

Congressional Record · 2022-11-16

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