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Reps. Vargas, Meeks, Beatty, and Horsford Lead Letter to Financial Agencies Calling for Small Business Credit Accessibility and Mortgage Affordability
January 17, 2024
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Media Contact: Anzueth Barela | (202) 225-8045 | Anzueth.Barela@mail.house.gov

Rep. Vargas Leads Bipartisan Coalition to Expand Affordable Lending Options
January 10, 2024
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 10th, 2024) – Today, Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-52), Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), and Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-39) co-introduced the Expanding Access to Lending Options Act.

Rep. Vargas Leads Letter Urging Secretary Mayorkas to Reverse the Closure of PedWest at the San Ysidro Port of Entry
December 22, 2023
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Media Contact: Anzueth Barela | (202) 225-8045 | Anzueth.Barela@mail.house.gov

Rep. Vargas Co-Leads Letter Urging U.S. Border Patrol and Department of Homeland Security to Allocate Resources to Assist with Asylum Seekers Awaiting Processing in San Diego’s Rural Border Region
December 21, 2023
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Media Contact: Anzueth Barela | (202) 225-8045 | Anzueth.Barela@mail.house.gov

Rep. Vargas Statement on Secretary Mayorkas and CBP’s Plans to Pull Agents from the Busiest Land Port of Entry
December 8, 2023
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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:

Rep. Vargas Cosponsors the Bipartisan Filipino Veterans Fairness Act
November 29, 2023
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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:

Rep. Vargas Stands with the Biden Administration in the Creation of Humanitarian Corridors in Gaza
November 16, 2023
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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:

Sustainable Investment Caucus Statement on FSGG Appropriations Legislation
November 8, 2023
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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:

Reps. Vargas and Sherman’s Statement on FHFA’s Federal Home Loan Bank Review
November 7, 2023
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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:

Rep. Vargas Leads Bipartisan Bill to Hold Iranian Leaders Accountable
October 25, 2023
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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.