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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.

Apr 29, 2019

there is an argument to be made, and I noted that some have said that this whole idea of the deadline, there is no deadline in the actual text of the bill that passed for the ERA, is there?

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Apr 29, 2019

So, for me, it is sort of a little deja vu feeling to be here.

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Apr 29, 2019

the whole world knows, as some of the witnesses have stated, that in this country we do treat women equally.

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Apr 29, 2019

Housing for poor people, not profits.

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Apr 29, 2019

Transit-oriented development: The Chicago City Council 5 years ago passed an ordinance encouraging transit-oriented development.

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Apr 29, 2019

Affordable housing is the key to that.

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Apr 29, 2019

Housing First is a good example of that and it is the model that we use today to help end homelessness in communities across the country.

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Apr 29, 2019

However, we know that development when done incorrectly in Chicago can lead to gentrification, displacement, and racially inequitable outcomes.

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Apr 29, 2019

that would be because it is actually from really in the right to privacy under the Constitution that those cases were decided.

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Apr 10, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to condemn the Trump administration's new attacks on the Affordable Care Act. Over 4.5 million non-elderly Texans have preexisting conditions that could keep them from getting insurance if the administration gets…

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Apr 10, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2019. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Espaillat). Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Texas…

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