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Representatives García and Grothman Introduce Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act to Protect Consumers from Predatory Lending Practices
WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this week, Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), a member of the Financial Services Committee, and Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) introduced the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act, to extend small dollar "payday" and car-title 36% rate cap protections established under the Military Lending Act (MLA) to all consumers, including veterans and their families.
Some private equity firms use loopholes to drain resources out of companies, leaving workers and their communities in the lurch while enriching themselves.
Activists say the needs of struggling communities in Chicago and elsewhere vastly exceed the billions Congress is spending.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García, a member of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, voted to pass the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The bill makes $1.2 trillion in federal investment, including $550 billion in new spending towards our country's infrastructure, and supports our communities by creating nearly 2 million living wage jobs every year for the next ten years and making our economy more sustainable and resilient.
WASHINGTON, DC- Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Hank Johnson (GA-04), Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03), Susan Wild (PA-07), Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) and Karen Bass (CA-37) issued the following statement in response to a Brazilian Senate committee recommendation that President Bolsonaro and other government officials face criminal indictments ranging from misuse of public funds to crimes against humanity related to their response to COVID-19 in Brazil.
Garcia, an Illinois Democrat, and two colleagues are threatening to doom Biden's social spending bill if it does not contain immigration provisions.
Representatives García & Grijalva Introduce Resolution Commemorating Día de los Muertos, All Souls' Day