Congressman Chuy García

Congressman Chuy García @RepChuyGarcia

RT @HouseJudiciary: "The witness, our expert here, fabricating that if a girl had a procedure to save her life, that it’s no longer an abor… — PolitiTweet.org

Congressman Chuy García @RepChuyGarcia

This network provides funding and resources for nutrition and supportive home and community-based services, disease prevention/health promotion services, elder rights programs, the National Family Caregiver Support Program, and the Native American Caregiver Support Program. https://t.co/zGeSMbVDaB — PolitiTweet.org

Congressman Chuy García @RepChuyGarcia

The Older Americans Act created the National Aging Network comprised of the Administration on Aging at the federal level, State Units on Aging at the state level, and Area Agencies on Aging at the local level in communities across America including in Chicago and across Illinois. https://t.co/dzhCCCPRV9 — PolitiTweet.org

Congressman Chuy García @RepChuyGarcia

On this day in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Older Americans Act. This was the first federal initiative aimed at providing comprehensive services for older Americans. https://t.co/JL7RM9lOKH — PolitiTweet.org

Congressman Chuy García @RepChuyGarcia

RT @CrisLeeMaza: That perspective also has some support in Congress. @RepChuyGarcia argues the Afghan Central Bank money is vital for Afg… — PolitiTweet.org

Congressman Chuy García @RepChuyGarcia

RT @CrisLeeMaza: Lawmakers, lawyers, and victims of terror attacks are clashing over the fate of the $7 billion in Afghan Central Bank rese… — PolitiTweet.org

Congressman Chuy García @RepChuyGarcia

RT @GoodAirports: Thank you @SenMarkey and @TSA_Pekoske for recognizing the importance of increasing pay and benefits for airport service w… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RepRaulGrijalva: Caption this photo of @RepGarretGraves from the @NRDems markup today. I’ll go first: How many solutions have Republic… — PolitiTweet.org

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Is today a good day for @POTUS to #CancelStudentDebt? Bet. — PolitiTweet.org

Congressman Chuy García @RepChuyGarcia

RT @HouseJudiciary: 🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: The House has PASSED H.R. 6538, the Active Shooter Alert Act. https://t.co/grFZHP5CWL — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TransportDems: We honor Chair Peter A. DeFazio for his 36 years of service, all of which were spent with @TransportDems. This portrait… — PolitiTweet.org

Congressman Chuy García @RepChuyGarcia

A full copy of my statement for the record and excerpts of my statement can be found here. https://t.co/nlSSqBRMCu — PolitiTweet.org

Congressman Chuy García @RepChuyGarcia

While the U.S. and Mexico enjoy an important and close partnership, our government must help hold Mexico accountable for its failure to address this violence, while working to ensure that U.S. funding and policies strengthen human rights instead of propping up failed strategies. — PolitiTweet.org

Congressman Chuy García @RepChuyGarcia

we must commit to partnering with civil society on both sides of the border to address the root causes of migration and call out detained migrant conditions in Mexico. — PolitiTweet.org

Congressman Chuy García @RepChuyGarcia

I strongly believe we must act as a Congress to change our approach, and in doing so, decrease violence in countries destabilized by illicit trade. Finally, in order to stem the tide of migrants and create safer environments in which potential migrants can stay home, — PolitiTweet.org

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so reforming U.S. drug policy and legalizing cannabis could go a long way toward weakening their control. The War on Drugs created cycles of violence that profoundly disrupted countries around the world, especially drug-producing countries in Latin America. — PolitiTweet.org

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Cartels, which are estimated to perpetuate around half the violent crime in Mexico, derive their power from moving drugs from Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America to American buyers. The cartels derive their power from illegal, lucrative markets— — PolitiTweet.org

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Therefore, we must explore options for holding gun manufacturers accountable in the courts while strengthening federal gun control laws to prevent a single buyer from amassing a sellable arsenal of weapons. — PolitiTweet.org

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address unilaterally. For example, a U.S. Government Accountability Office report from 2021 found that 70 percent of guns recovered in Mexico from 2014 and 2018 and submitted for tracing were U.S.-sourced. — PolitiTweet.org

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The United States and Mexico Must Work Together to Reduce Violence. As our two countries collaborate on specific programs to reduce violence and protect human rights in Mexico, we cannot ignore a broader U.S. policy context that Congress and federal agencies have the power to — PolitiTweet.org

Congressman Chuy García @RepChuyGarcia

US and Mexico need to assess past strategies, and consider violence reduction that focuses on protecting the rights of civilians, rather than recycling the failed strategy of increasing militarism. — PolitiTweet.org

Congressman Chuy García @RepChuyGarcia

But despite the failure of that and similar ‘tough on crime’ policies in the U.S. and across the Latin American region, President López Obrador is reportedly abandoning his ‘Hugs, not bullets’ approach in favor of increasing anti-narcotics operations. — PolitiTweet.org

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In June, President López Obrador finally shut down the ‘Sensitive Investigation Unit,’ an elite Mexican police unit funded and trained by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, after years of corruption and several attacks on innocent civilians. — PolitiTweet.org

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initiatives, including substantial military and surveillance technology funding. However, during the 14 years that the program has existed, Mexican homicide rates and U.S. drug overdoses have several times reached record highs. — PolitiTweet.org

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Existing violence and crime reduction programs have failed. Even worse, current strategies bilaterally pursued by the U.S. and Mexico have coincided with rises in violence: for example, the U.S.-funded Mérida Initiative has pumped over $3 billion into anti-drug trafficking — PolitiTweet.org

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of 2022, 12 journalists have been killed, including several who conduct investigative oversight on politics, justice, and security. Mexico’s homicide rate tripled in the dozen years leading up to President López Obrador’s election, and have remained high under his leadership. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mexico reached several grim milestones this year related to violence and impunity. In May, the official count of forced disappearances in Mexico reached 100,000. Just weeks ago, two Jesuit priests and a tour guide were murdered, sparking widespread outcry. And since the beginning — PolitiTweet.org

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🧵 This week, I submitted a statement for the record to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission regarding Human Rights Challenges in Mexico. — PolitiTweet.org

Congressman Chuy García @RepChuyGarcia

🚨UPDATE🚨 22nd Ward Community Microgrants deadlines have been extended. All applications are due by July 15th. To apply go to: https://t.co/BA0CTBKZod https://t.co/dkt4uj3GIf — PolitiTweet.org

Congressman Chuy García @RepChuyGarcia

Chicago activists led the fight to pass the Community Reinvestment Act decades ago, and we fight to update it today. I joined @FSCdems to discuss what a revised CRA would need to protect communities like mine. https://t.co/C05ki26FsG — PolitiTweet.org