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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) released the following statement on attacks against Israel.
WASHINGTON - Hoy, Representante de los EE.UU. Juan Vargas (CA-52) anunció más de $39 millones en Refugio y Servicios del Programa (SSP) de financiación para apoyar a las organizaciones locales del Condado de San Diego y socios que prestan asistencia crítica a los migrantes.
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.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) announced over $39 million in Shelter and Services Program (SSP) funding for San Diego communities and organizations that provide critical assistance to migrants awaiting the outcome of their immigration proceedings.
WASHINGTON - At a House Financial Services Committee hearing today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52), co-chair of the Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus, voiced strong support for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) recently finalized climate disclosure rule.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) joined over 100 of his colleagues in a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur M. Jaddou to raise concern over delays in processing renewal applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, and call for the agency to begin providing automatic extensions for lawful recipients in the interim.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Juan Vargas (CA-52) and Sean Casten (IL-06), co-chairs of the Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus, released the following statement on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) announcement that it will pause the implementation of its new climate disclosure rule pending the results of a legal challenge:
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.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) joined U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) in introducing the Restructuring Environmentally Sound Pensions in Order to Negate Disaster (RESPOND) Act. The legislation would require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) to conduct a thorough assessment to determine the extent to which federal workers' pensions are exposed to climate-related financial risks.
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.