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Sylvia Rodriguez 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.

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Sep 17, 2019

Yeah, but you said there was a lot of matrix, but you only referenced two, the ones Chairman talked about.

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Sep 17, 2019

Thank you for holding this very important hearing.

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Sep 17, 2019

That terrorist threat is not one defined as merely immigration status but, rather, they are here to do serious violent acts to our population?

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Sep 17, 2019

Trust in our police agencies is paramount.

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Sep 17, 2019

We are not a police state. Our security to a great extent relies on the trust of our population in our governmental institutions and our police, so to speak.

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Sep 16, 2019

Mr. Trump knew from Roger Stone in advance about the WikiLeaks.

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Sep 16, 2019

I hope they go to jail for the rest of their lives because our democracy is too important to play with.

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Sep 16, 2019

Having said that, Mr. Lewandowski, you agree that if anyone does try to meddle with U.S. elections they should go to jail, right?

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Sep 16, 2019

I take this work of this Committee very seriously.

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Sep 16, 2019

That simply is not true. You're looking at someone that loves her country.

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Sep 9, 2019

I think we're all to blame, and I think it's time for us to take action.

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Sep 9, 2019

It just baffles me that we've not really done anything to wrestle with this problem.

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Sep 9, 2019

There is no more important right under the Constitution than voting, because who you vote for then determines the freedoms and the liberties that you get from all the other constitutional rights.

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Sep 5, 2019

It is not true. Actually, we had interviewed several families both in Juarez and El Paso about the conditions in detention centers.

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Sep 5, 2019

Regrettably, we have a President who just thinks that that is all fake news and that everything down there is hunky-dory.

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Sep 5, 2019

It is far from perfect, but it is something that we frankly should be ashamed of to not meet our international obligations.

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Sep 3, 2019

If we are not at the table from the beginning, then, once again, we may be left out.

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Sep 3, 2019

You can count on me to support your legislation. And if you need an original cosponsor, I am here to serve, sir.

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Sep 3, 2019

There is nothing I hate more than payday lenders, quite frankly, because I think payday lenders just make poor people poorer.

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Sep 3, 2019

We are very worried about the use of fintech to really put out products before they have been well-tested across markets

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Sep 3, 2019

I had just said the very same thing to my colleague from Missouri, because as I have watched things, especially after the financial crisis, it looks like the big banks got better, but the smaller banks and minority banks didn't really do…

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Sep 3, 2019

No wonder people say we do things that don't make sense.

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Sep 3, 2019

That surely doesn't make common sense, does it?

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Sep 3, 2019

We know discrimination exists. It is sometimes just more subtle and maybe a little more quiet.

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