Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia Statement on Bipartisan Vote to Avoid Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) issued the following statement after the passage of H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025:

"Today, I voted to pass a clean, bipartisan continuing resolution without any extreme MAGA Republican poison pills. It will keep the government open and avoid a reckless shutdown that would have hurt my constituents and Americans across the country.

While I'm relieved we reached an agreement to fund the government through December and rejected far-right Republican efforts to sow doubt in our elections, it's frustrating this deal wasn't finalized sooner. Speaker Johnson wasted valuable time trying to curry favor with the former president.

House Democrats are continuing to govern in the minority to meet the needs of the American people and defeat MAGA extremism."