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 19, 2014
I think we have to really reinvent the challenge that runaways--how they fit into this whole circumstance.
Feb 28, 2014
Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of the bill, if…
Feb 28, 2014
Mr. Speaker, this is a final amendment to the bill. This will not delay the bill. This will not kill the bill. This will not send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will proceed immediately to final passage, as amended. Mr…
Feb 28, 2014
I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Garcia moves to recommit the bill H.R. 899 to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, with instructions to report…
Feb 27, 2014
I thank the gentleman from Colorado. There should be no question by now that immigration reform is good for America, and Americans want immigration reform. Nearly 80 percent of Americans agree, and up to 70 percent of Republicans support…
Feb 27, 2014
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate Black History Month. I am humbled by leaders in my district, like Lawrence McClain, a pioneer who opened up Homestead to new settlement; Officer Clifford Hollis, the first African American police…
Feb 25, 2014
Mr. Speaker, as they have for weeks, thousands of Venezuelans continue to risk their lives, taking to the streets in protest of their failed government. The people of Venezuela have seen their economy collapse, family members kidnapped…
Feb 11, 2014
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Colorado for yielding. I want to recognize precisely what the gentleman from Maryland was talking about. I would like to urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the previous question so we…
Feb 10, 2014
Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize a Miami native and Cuban American short-track speed skater, Eddy Alvarez. When I first heard about this south Florida ice speed skater, I was even more astounded than when I found out about the Jamaican…
Feb 5, 2014
Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in voting to take up the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act today. It just can't wait. It is time to make a difference. For this reason, I urge my colleagues to defeat the previous…
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