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April 23, 2024
Rep. Vargas, Colleagues Call on House Leadership to Join Democrats in Preventing 23 Million Households Nationwide From Losing Internet Access
U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) joined 96 of his colleagues in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson calling on House Republican Leadership to take immediate bipartisan action to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program. Enacted as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) currently empowers over 80,000 households in California’s 52nd Congressional District and 23 million households nationwide to access affordable broadband. Without additional… Continue Reading
April 20, 2024Rep. Vargas Statement on Vote to Support Our Democratic Friends and Allies and Deliver Humanitarian Aid
Today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) released the following statement on his vote to pass the national security supplemental funding bills that reflect the Senate-passed, bipartisan National Security Act, 2024. “For months, House Democrats have repeatedly called on House leadership to bring forward legislation that supports our democratic friends and allies in Ukraine, Israel, and in the Indo-Pacific, and delivers much-needed humanitarian aid to civilians around the world, including i… Continue Reading
April 17, 2024Rep. Vargas Remarks in Support of SEC Climate Disclosure Rule at House Financial Services Committee Hearing
At a House Financial Services Committee hearing today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52), co-chair of the Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus, voiced support for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recently finalized climate disclosure rule. “The SEC’s climate rule is about standardizing the climate related disclosures publicly traded companies must make so that regular people invested in the market can have access to the same information that businesses already ar… Continue Reading
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April 12, 2024
San Diego region to receive $39M in funding for migrant aid
More than $39 million in Shelter and Services Program funding is headed to San Diego as part of federal monies authorized by Congress to support communities that are providing services to migrants. "The San Diego area has a long tradition of welcoming individuals seeking asylum and refuge with open arms. I'm proud to have worked alongside my San Diego delegation colleagues to secure this critical funding for communities and organizations aiding migrants," said Rep. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego. "Th… Continue Reading
April 04, 2024Work Permits for Immigrants Extended After Plea by 70 Legislators, Including 2 from San Diego
Just two days after 70 legislators signed a letter urging the White House to prevent a work-permit lapse for immigrants, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Thursday responded. The agency tripled the automatic extension period after San Diego-area Reps. Juan Vargas and Sara Jacobs joined 68 of their Democratic congressional colleagues in submitting a letter to President Biden, the Department of Homeland Security and the USCIS. The missive imploring BIden’s administration to lengthen t… Continue Reading
April 03, 2024Reps. Vargas, Jacobs Join Letter Urging Immigrant Work Permit Extension
San Diego-area Reps. Juan Vargas and Sara Jacobs Tuesday joined 68 of their Democratic congressional colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden and a pair of federal agencies, urging the administration to prevent a work-permit lapse for immigrants later this month. The letter, signed by 60 representatives and 10 senators in all, was addressed to Biden, the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It urges them lengthen the current automatic extensio… Continue Reading