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Chuy Garcia's Public Statements on Issue: Infrastructure

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (IL) - District 4

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01/13/2023 Letter to Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Chairman Sam Graves & Ranking Member Rick Larsen Promise Vigorous Oversight of DOT Plans to Prevent Another FAA System Failure
01/05/2023 Letter to Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Ranking Member Larsen and 25 T&I Members Urge Secretary Buttigieg to Hold Airlines Accountable for Mass Holiday Cancellations
08/18/2022 Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Higgins Supports Push to Distribute Infrastructure Funding for Lead Pipe Replacement Based on State Need
04/27/2022 Letter to Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Chellie Pingree, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Lisa Murkowski, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, David Joyce, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Bicameral Group Call for Additional Funding for Zero-Emission School Buses
04/01/2022 Letter to Chair Lina Khan, Federal Trade Commission and Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division Department of Justice - Rep. Raskin Sends Letter to FTC, DOJ Calling for Increased Scrutiny of Big Tech's "Creeping Capture and Takeover" of the Auto Industry
03/16/2022 Letter to Hon. JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois - Congressman García Leads Letter Asking Governor Pritzker to Use Infrastructure Law Funds to Improve Transportation Equity and Address Climate Change
12/13/2021 Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth, Davis, Bost Lead Illinois Delegation In Urging White House To Support Emergency Declaration For 28 Counties Following Severe Weather
12/09/2021 Letter to Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary for Civil Works - Grassley Joins Durbin, Blunt, Bustos And Hinson To Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort To Fund Modernization Of Upper Mississippi Locks And Dams
11/19/2021 Letter to Hon. J B Prizker, Governor of Illinois - Rush, Illinois Dems Urge Governor Pritzker, IDOT, to Prioritize Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill for Member Directed Projects
09/09/2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader; Hon. Peter DeFazio, Chairman of the House Committee Transportation & Infrastructure; and Hon. Sherrod Brown, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - Reps. García, Johnson, and Pressley Call for Additional Investments in Public Transit in Reconciliation Legislation
07/21/2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Chair DeFazio Leads 30 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Members in Urging Congressional Leadership to Include Transformational Policies from the INVEST in America Act in Infrastructure Legislation
07/20/2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps
07/16/2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Houlahan Leads Effort to Secure Paid Family Leave for Every Working American
07/14/2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Republican Leader of the Senate - Congressman Cohen Leads Letter to Leadership Promoting Complete Streets Principles in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
06/11/2021 Letter to the Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Newman, Garcia, Durbin and Duckworth Lead IL Delegation Letter Inviting Secretary Buttigieg to Tour Chicagoland Area
06/11/2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Harder Leads Letter Urging Ongoing Support for the Water Affordability Assistance Program
05/11/2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Congressman Tim Ryan Urges President Biden and Speaker Pelosi to Make U.S. Postal Fleet 100% Electric
04/30/2021 Letter to the Hon. Marcy Kaptur, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, and Michael Simpson, Ranking Member - Rush Leads 10 Appropriations Letters Requesting Funding For Priorities Including Women's Heart Health, Clean Energy, Kidney Disease, Public School Infrastructure
04/27/2021 Letter to Ms. Prater, Chicago Postmaster and Randy Stines, Chicago District Manager - García Leads Letter on Language Accessibility at Chicago Post Offices
04/19/2021 Letter to the Hon. Peter DeFazio, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman - García, Quigley Call for Funding for Cultural Institutions in Infrastructure Package
04/12/2021 Letter to Honorable Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary of Defense - Castro, Gallego, and Hispanic Caucus Urge Defense Department to Rename Ft. Hood After Mexican-American Medal of Honor Recipient, Update Base Naming Criteria
02/23/2021 Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General - U.S. Rep. Newman (IL-03) Leads Chicago-Area Congress Members in a Letter Urging USPS Leadership to Address Persistent Delivery Issues and Delays
02/17/2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - As Mail Issues Continue in Central Virginia, Spanberger Calls on President Biden to Make USPS Nominations a First-Class Priority
09/29/2020 Letter to the Hon. Peter DeFazio, Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the Hon. John Barrasso, Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, the Hon. Sam Graves, Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the Hon. Tom Carper, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Pappas Leads Bipartisan Call for PFAS Action in Water Infrastructure Bill
09/24/2020 Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - Chair Grijalva, Committee Members Question DOI Efforts to Build Road on Congressionally Protected Lands, Properties Purchased with Conservation Funds

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