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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.

Mar 17, 2021

It is inherently un-American for anyone to discriminate and launch vicious hate crimes against an Asian American.

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Mar 17, 2021

I hope you continue in your efforts because I think it would be very, very helpful and, of course, transparency does matter.

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Mar 17, 2021

But the recent attacks against our Asian-American brothers and sisters... highlights that there still remains direct, hard racism in this country.

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Mar 17, 2021

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.'

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Mar 16, 2021

In short, they think about a game rigged against them. And if you ask me, what happened to GameStop earlier this year proves them right.

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Mar 16, 2021

Last month's GameStop hearing revealed a lot of different viewpoints about what happened, who was responsible, and what we can do about it.

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Mar 16, 2021

What do you think that regulators such as FSOC should do to keep the volatility that we saw in January from affecting our whole financial system?

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Mar 15, 2021

I was consistently disturbed with the actions of CID and the negative impact it had had on the Vanessa Guillen case.

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Mar 15, 2021

It has been almost a year since the family of Vanessa Guillen first contacted my office for help.

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Mar 15, 2021

I mean, that doesn't sound like a commitment to change that to me, when you are saying it will be an option.

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Mar 11, 2021

Madam Speaker, I rise today to talk about possibly the most important bill this House has passed in recent years. Yesterday, we passed the American Rescue Plan, a bill that spends $1.9 trillion to crush the virus and protect our economy…

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