Foreign Affairs
Peaceful relations abroad are vitally important to our stability back home. When the United States acts as an agent of goodwill, we reap the benefits of a stable economy, a vibrant workforce, and a safer world.
I am particularly interested in ensuring that the United States is a good neighbor to Mexico, Central, and South America. Diplomacy, foreign aid, and peaceful mediation can prevent people's displacement, which in turn reduces the strain on our immigration system and fosters lasting relationships that benefit the entire region.
The United States can and should be a driving force around the world for freedom, human rights, and peace. This does not mean we should turn first to war and violence. Too many times, our first response to a foreign policy problem has been military action. I firmly believe that military intervention and the use of military force should be strictly reserved as a last resort, after all diplomatic solutions have been exhausted. I continue to oppose the broad authorization of military force that has operated as a blank check for military use for 15 years.
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WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) released the following statement after voting NO on H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act:
“I voted NO on H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act for three main reasons.
WASHINGTON, DC — El Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitió la siguiente declaración después de votar NO a la H.R. 7521, la Ley para Proteger a los Estadounidenses de Aplicaciones Controladas por Adversarios Extranjeros:
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., along with Reps Joaquin Castro, D-Texas; Barbara Lee, D-Calif.; Jim McGovern, D-Mass.; Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz.; and Jesús G.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) announced a staff promotion and new staff hire in his Washington, D.C. congressional office. Naomi Meria Lake, formerly a Senior Legislative Assistant, will now serve as Legislative Director, and Megan Seymour has joined Team Chuy to lead his Transportation & Infrastructure Committee work as a Legislative Assistant.
WASHINGTON, DC– Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement on his vote on H.Res. 798:
“If House Resolution 798 meaningfully engaged with the real and rising danger of antisemitism, I would have voted for it. Instead, it mischaracterizes incidents of campus antisemitism as going unaddressed, and attacks students for procedural decisions about their condemnation of Hamas.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement after voting “present” on H.Res. 771:
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García, the first Mexican immigrant elected to Congress from the Midwest, Joaquin Castro (TX-20), the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) introduced a resolution reaffirming the U.S. commitment to respecting Mexico’s sovereignty and condemning calls for military action in Mexico without Mexico’s consent and U.S. congressional authorization.
Los Representantes Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) y la Senadora Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) encabezaron una carta con 55 de sus colegas instando a la administración Biden a apoyar una nueva emisión de Derechos Especiales de Giro (DEG) del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI).
WASHINGTON, DC — Los Representantes Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) y la Senadora Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) encabezaron una carta con 55 de sus colegas instando a la administración Biden a apoyar una nueva emisión de Derechos Especiales de Giro (DEG) del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI).