Press Releases
Rep. Vargas Votes to Protect Marriage Equality
Rep. Vargas' Statement on Meeting with Secretary Mayorkas Regarding Friendship Park
WASHINGTON, D.C (July 14, 2022) — Congressmember Vargas released the following statement after meeting with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding the proposed border remediation projects in and around Friendship Park:
Rep. Vargas Votes to Enshrine Reproductive Rights into Federal Law
Reps. Jacobs and Vargas Secure Legislative Fix to Transfer $300 Million to Combat Cross-Border Pollution
Rep. Vargas Calls on Secretary Mayorkas to Halt All Border Remediation Projects at Friendship Park
Rep. Vargas Introduces Resolution to Commemorate Jesuit Father Stan
WASHINGTON, D.C (July 5, 2022) — Congressmember Vargas released the following statement after introducing a resolution to commemorate Father Stan Swamy, an activist and Indian Jesuit priest who died while in police custody on July 5, 2021 at 84-years-old:
Rep. Vargas Secures Nearly $34 Million in Community Project Funds in Appropriations Committee Bill
All 15 of Rep. Vargas' Community Project Funding requests were included and could deliver $33.8 million to California's 51st Congressional District
Rep. Vargas' Statement on Supreme Court's Remain in Mexico Decision
WASHINGTON, D.C (June 24, 2022) — Congressmember Vargas released the following statement on the Supreme Court's opinion on Biden v. Texas. The 5-4 decision allows the Biden Administration to terminate the Migrant Protection Protocols, or "Remain in Mexico", program:
Rep. Vargas' Statement on Migrant Deaths in San Antonio, TX
WASHINGTON, D.C (June 28, 2022) — Congressmember Vargas released the following statement after at least 50 migrants were found dead in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, TX:
Rep. Vargas' Statement on Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Decision