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April 10, 2025
Rep. Juan Vargas Votes Against Disastrous Republican Budget Resolution, Major Cuts to Medicaid and Food Assistance
Today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (D-CA) released the following statement after House Republicans voted to pass a budget resolution that paves the way for tax breaks for billionaires and devastating cuts to Medicaid and food assistance. “Today, Republicans took another step towards making their appalling budget plan a reality. Their budget would deliver a staggering $7 trillion in giveaways to billionaires and big corporations while making the largest cuts to Medicaid and food assistance i… Continue Reading
April 09, 2025Rep. Juan Vargas, Members of Congress, and Family of Kilmar Abrego Garcia Join Together to Demand His Immediate Return to the United States
Today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (D-CA) and Congressional colleagues joined Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, and immigrant advocacy leaders to demand answers and accountability from the Trump Administration on the illegal deportation and disappearance of Abrego Garcia. Abrego Garcia is a father and a union member who was living legally, under protected status, in Maryland with his family until he was deported with no due process by the Trump Administration to a prison i… Continue Reading
April 09, 2025El Representante Juan Vargas, Miembros del Congreso y la Familia de Kilmar Abrego García se Unen para Exigir su Regreso Inmediato a los Estados Unidos
Hoy, el Representante de los Estados Unidos Juan Vargas (D-CA) y sus colegas del Congreso se unieron a la esposa de Kilmar Abrego García, Jennifer Vásquez Sura, y líderes defensores de los inmigrantes para exigir respuestas y responsabilidad de la Administración Trump sobre la deportación ilegal y la desaparición de Abrego García. Ábrego García es un padre y miembro de un sindicato que estaba viviendo legalmente, bajo estatus protegido, en Maryland con su familia hasta que fue deportado por la … Continue Reading
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March 24, 2025
Alien Enemies Act brings back painful experiences for San Diego Japanese Americans
This San Diego family was forced out of their home in the 1940s. They were American citizens, crammed into internment camps with scarce resources simply for having Japanese ancestry. "There was no safety, psychologically or physically," said Hanae Hara, a member of San Diego's Japanese American Historical Society. They were Hanae Hara's grandparents, Hara's father was born during their incarceration. The U.S. government put the Hara family and more than 120,000 innocent Japanese Americans into… Continue Reading
March 07, 2025Rep. Juan Vargas, South Bay Community Rally to Protect Social Security, Counter DOGE Cuts
Rep. Juan Vargas and local leaders stood in front of the Chula Vista Social Security office Friday with a clear message to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Don’t mess with the long-time federal benefit program, which supports retirees, those with disabilities and their survivors. “It’s not a mystery what Donald Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE are doing when they fire Social Security staff and call Social Security a scam,” said the San Diego Democrat, referring to Musk’s Department of Government… Continue Reading
October 18, 2024Congressional delegation urges EPA to provide air quality monitoring support
San Diego's Congressional delegation Friday called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support San Diego County's Air Pollution Control District in its task of monitoring air quality in neighborhoods near the border. In early September, high levels of noxious gases such as hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide were measured by scientific teams in the river valley and noticed by residents due to the rotten egg smell even miles from the border. Ultimately, crews from San Diego County d… Continue Reading