Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, LULAC to Host Press Conference After Meeting with Secretary of the Army at The Pentagon About Murder of Vanessa Guillen at Fort Hood
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), LULAC National President, Domingo Garcia, and LULAC National CEO will be meeting with Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy to demand that the Army support the call for the Defense Department Inspector General's Office to conduct a full and independent investigation into Fort Hood's handling of Vanessa Guillen's case. In addition, other cases of Latino soldiers who have reported sexual harassment and/or been victims of still unresolved homicides and other abuses are being presented to the Army.
Congresswoman Garcia and LULAC leadership will be hosting a press conference after their meeting with Army Secretary McCarthy.
Details for the press conference can be found below:
WHO: U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
Domingo Garcia, LULAC National President
Sindy Benavides, LULAC CEO
WHERE: House Triangle, U.S. Capitol Grounds
WHEN: Today, July 10th
TIME: 2PM EDT / 1PM CDT / 11AM PDT
NOTE: This will be a mandatory TV pool due to COVID-19. Contact the House Radio-TV Gallery at 202-225-5214 for details.
VIRTUAL OPTION: TO RSVP for the virtual option, please email or text Robert Julien at robert.julien@mail.house.gov or at 202-227-0330. | Zoom Link: Meeting ID: 296-871-8914 and Password: 1133 | Zoom Call Info: 646-876-9923; Meeting ID: 296-871-8914 and Password: 1133.
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Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2018, becoming the first Latina ever to represent the Texas 29th Congressional District. She serves on the House Judiciary and Financial Services Committees.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), founded in December 1976, is organized as a Congressional Member organization, governed under the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives. The CHC is dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories