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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07):

“My friendship with Raúl started long before I came to Congress. We both started our careers as community advocates and organizers. We shared a passion for justice and equality in our communities. We both came from working-class families, proud of our Mexican roots, and we both enjoyed a good laugh and a good mariachi. So it was just natural that we would become friends.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — El Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitió la siguiente declaración sobre el fallecimiento del Congresista Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07):

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement after voting against the Republican funding bill:

A video clip of this statement can be found here.

“I’ve been opposing a lot of terrible Republican bills lately, and today, I voted no on a particularly evil proposal.

WASHINGTON, D.C.- El Congresista Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) emitió la siguiente declaración:

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) issued the following statement: 

"Chicago is a city of immigrants, established by immigrants. It’s a city where families come to build a better life, just like my family did 60 years ago. That’s why I fought to make Chicago a sanctuary city—the first in the country. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — El Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta al discurso del presidente Trump ante el Congreso:

“Esta noche, Donald Trump hizo lo que siempre hace: mintió, culpó a otros y se jactó de sus fracasos. En lugar de ofrecer soluciones, dividió a los estadounidenses para cubrir lo que está robando de los programas gubernamentales en beneficio de sus amigos multimillonarios.