What I am worried about is that the business model of many companies we are discussing today is either take advantage of consumers or take advantage of regulated competitors.
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.
The Rule undermines the ability of States like mine and more than a dozen others to protect consumers from predatory lending.
I think we need to start thinking about expanding and applying the Gramm-Leach-Bliley privacy provisions to a whole host of larger institutions and larger conglomerates.
After years of Federal underfunding in housing and infrastructure, I am so grateful, Mr. Chairman, for President Biden recognizing the need for Federal investment in both affordable and equitable housing.
And without having sane and sensible guest worker programs with protections, without having family unification, without having alternative means of immigration, it is not simply that the people will come.
words matter from our President, from our leaders, for anyone with a platform, which is why I'm here today to ask those of you who are leading us to speak out for us instead of encouraging hate.
It's a shameful thing to have to say, 'Don't listen to what your President is saying. Don't listen to what your Senator is saying.'
I hope you continue in your efforts because I think it would be very, very helpful and, of course, transparency does matter.
As President Biden has said, violence against Asian Americans is un-American and it must stop.
It is inherently un-American for anyone to discriminate and launch vicious hate crimes against an Asian American.
As a young woman in Texas, I marched with hundreds of other women in support of the equal rights amendment. Today, I stand with all my colleagues here to affirm our support for women's equality. Women are behind some of the Nation's…





