Press Releases

Media Contact: Anzueth Barela | (202) 225-8045 | Anzueth.Barela@mail.house.gov

SAN DIEGO, CA (December 8, 2023) — Today, Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-52), issued the following statement in response to CBP's plans to close PedWest:

Media Contact: Anzueth Barela | (202) 225-8045 | Anzueth.Barela@mail.house.gov

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 29, 2023) — Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-52), serving on the House Financial Services committee, issued the following statement in support of the Bipartisan Filipino Veterans Fairness Act:

Media Contact: Anzueth Barela | (202) 225-8045 | Anzueth.Barela@mail.house.gov

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 16, 2023) — Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-52), serving on the House Financial Services committee, issued the following statement in support of the Biden Administration's creation of Humanitarian Corridors in Gaza:

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 8, 2023) – Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus co-chairs Juan Vargas (CA-52) and Sean Casten (IL-06) have released the following statement urging Members to vote against the FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill:

Media Contact: Anzueth Barela | (202) 225-8045 | Anzueth.Barela@mail.house.gov

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 7, 2023) – Today, Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-52) and Rep. Brad Sherman (CA-32) released the following statement upon the release of the Federal Housing Finance Administration's (FHFA) report on the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) system, FHLBanks at 100: Focusing on the Future:

Media Contact: Anzueth Barela | (202) 225-8045 | Anzueth.Barela@mail.house.gov

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 25, 2023) – Today, Rep. Vargas and Rep. Hill introduced bipartisan legislation, the Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act, which would expose the finances of Iran's authoritarian, theocratic leaders and crack down on financial institutions that maintain accounts in connection with those funds.

Media Contact: Anzueth Barela | (202) 225-8045 | Anzueth.Barela@mail.house.gov

Media Contact: Anzueth Barela | (202) 225-8045 | Anzueth.Barela@mail.house.gov

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Juan Vargas (D-Calif.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) led a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, urging the Commission to require the largest corporations to fully disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. Schiff and Vargas were joined by 24 members of the California delegation.