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Washington, DC- In a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) today called on negotiators to include direct assistance, in the form of stimulus checks, for immigrant and mixed-status families in any COVID-19 emergency relief package. These are his remarks as delivered:

The video of the speech can be found here.

Washington, DC - Hoy el Congresista Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) y el Congresista Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) presentaron la Ley de Recuperación Impulsada por la Comunidad para Puerto Rico, un proyecto de ley que fortalece la transparencia y supervisión de los esfuerzos de recuperación federal en Puerto Rico al establecer un Grupo de Trabajo de la Sociedad Civil para asegurar que los puertorriqueños tengan un lugar en la mesa en las decisiones sobre los esfuerzos de recuperación.

WASHINGTON - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Judy Chu (CA-27) and Yvette Clarke (NY-09) joined FIRM Action—the nation's largest immigrant rights network—today in announcing the Roadmap to Freedom Resolution as a progressive vision to transform the immigration system to one that is focused on dignity and rooted in the needs and lives of impacted people.

Washington, DC- Today, Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), along with 30 Members of Congress introduced a resolution declaring that public transit is a national priority which requires funding equal to the level of highway funding.