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.
It is far from perfect, but it is something that we frankly should be ashamed of to not meet our international obligations.
Regrettably, we have a President who just thinks that that is all fake news and that everything down there is hunky-dory.
It is not true. Actually, we had interviewed several families both in Juarez and El Paso about the conditions in detention centers.
We know discrimination exists. It is sometimes just more subtle and maybe a little more quiet.
if we are not at the table from the beginning, then, once again, we may be left out.
The legacy of discrimination and racism has kept some communities and some of us here today from succeeding.
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…
Blatant and obvious discrimination in redlining mostly doesn't occur, but it continues under the guise of gentrification.
We need to make sure that discrimination impacts do not get incorporated into new ways of banking.
we are very worried about the use of fintech to really put out products before they have been well-tested across markets





