mr. garcia did not perform the corrective work. not only did mr. garcia not perform the work stated in the 2015 permit to address the dbinov removing the illegal units added one more illegal unit converting the storage shed at the front to a dwelling unit. on july upon 11, 2023, a joint task force inspection lead by the city attorney's office was construct conducted. planning, building and public health for present. there are total of 5 dwelling units one legal and 4 illegal on the property. in addition to the planning code violation building codes plumbing code, electric code and housing code i have lagszs were cited. some of them include illegal wiring and plumbing. lack of fire construction materials, improper flues and [inaudible] water heaters. water lines, proper heat and escape windows. mold in the bedrooms and bathrooms. peeling paint. damaged sealing and wall and lack of light and ventilation. there are 12 adults and 3 minors the city of san francisco filed a lawsuit against receiveiel garcia sanchez on august 8, 2024. that lawsuit is on go

mr. garcia: mr. speaker, this hispanic heritage month i want to pay tribute to a legendary latina singer who crossed began as and generations, linda ronstadt. utilizing her distinctive voice she brought to light to fans of pop, country music, folk, light opera, and of course latin music. she was incredibly proud of her mexican heritage. and when she told record executives that she wanted to record an album all in spanish, they told her it would ruin her career. she went ahead anyway. releasing one that stands as the best-selling nonenglish language album in american history. selling over 100 million albums. she has 12 grammies be, an emmy, in 2014 was inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. a passion advocate for thears, in 2013 she was honored for her work by president barack obama with the national medal of arts. she announced her retirement in 2011. .. she is a personal favorite of mine. my favorite song of h hers is "blue bayou" and i'll always honor her love of music and people. she's some

mr. garcia: i thank the gentleman. i reserve the balance of my time. e speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. the gentlelady from florida is recognized. ms. wasserman schultz: mr. speaker, i don't have any additional speakers and i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. ms. wasserman schultz: no, i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. garcia: ready to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlelady from florida is recognized. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. chairman. you know what's a stubborn thing, mr. chairman? math. math is a stubborn thing. as i've mentioned earlier, this bill falls short of supporting the full funding needs for the v.a. it's very simple. the v.a. has told us that by march of 2025, which is only a few months away, they will need an additional $12 billion for veterans' health care. there's nothing mysterious about this, i'm not that good at math, but because the v.a. has reported that they are

mr. garcia, for five minutes for questioning. mr. garcia: i want to thank all our witnesses for being here. appreciate the time. i'm wondering if i'm able to see your chart for a minute. do you mind if i borrow your chart for a quick second, mr. chairman? do you mind if i borrow your chart? chair higgins: i apologize. i had not heard you. yes, sir. mr. garcia: yes. mr. higgins: i only used the chart because mr. goldman said he didn't like it. mr. garcia: thank you. i just want to clair phi -- clarify this chart. i know it was discussed by a few of my colleagues. ms. greene and the chairman and others. i just think this chart is important for us to look at this and be accurate. right now it says that trump left office at this point in the chart. that's not what donald trump left office. donald trump actually left office right here on this chart. so we are talking about charts, we should be very accurate when actual donald trump actually left office. and you can see that the actual immigration and border crossings was already going up b

mr. garcia, for five minutes. without objection. mr. garcia: mr. speaker, in the past 18 months, republicans have gathered $3.8 million -- 3.8 million documents and 08 hours of witness -- 08 hours of witness testimonies on a baseless inquiry against president joe biden. but now that joe biden is not running for president, they've ended their political impeachment stunt. now, the investigation that we should be focusing on is jared kushner and his $2 billion from the saudis just months after leaving the trump white house. now, new reporting today from "the new york times" has noted that jared kushner collected $112 million in fees, but hasn't made a single dime for the saudis through this fund. now, we don't know if the saudis expected profits or if they just wanted to reward jared kushner for his service. this $2 billion payment for this investment fund represents the reward of sitting next to former president trump and pushing for pro-saudi policies. during his time in the white house, mr. kushner consistently ignored the recommendations of top fo

mr. garcia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. garcia: mr. speaker, today i rise to express my profound concerns about the no bailout for sanctuary cities act and its potential ramifications for cities like chicago, which i proudly represent. as the nation's first sanctuary city, chicago is a shining example of what it means to be a melting pot of cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. we are committed to the principles of inclusion, safety, and justice for all its residents regardless of immigration status. as a welcoming city and state, our policies are designed to build trust between our immigrant communities and local law enforcement ensuring that everyone feels safe to report crimes and seek assistance without fear of deportation. the no bail out for sanctuary cities act threatened to undermine these efforts by withholding essential federal funds from cities that uphold such priorities. the bill proposes to penalize cities like chicago, counties like cook county, and states like illinois by cutting off essential resources that support p

mr. garcia, i'm sorry to cut you off, we have our correspondent mariam with us and the connection is very weak, so uh let's get her update before we lose her again. mariam, tell us exactly where you're stationed, give us an update on the situation of hospitals in beirot. well, kisho, this is one of the very few hospitals that we were. actually allowed to stand um and film, however uh they told us we are not allowed to interview any of the families of the wounded or to film inside the hospital, we know that here at least 60 people uh were brought to hospital uh you have in addition to those who were actually holding the pager they have sustained severe wounds however uh you have the others that were surrounding them whether a friend or relative member of their family or perhaps even when they are outside those who are in uh surrounding them or close by them, they had also sustained injuries, some of them had slight injuries, they have left the hospital, but you still have people inside with severe... injuries now some are also of course going to be taken to different hospitals depending on

mr. garcia, for five minutes. mr. rcia: madam speaker, i rise to celebrate morton college, the second oldest community college in illinois, on its 100th anniversary. located in cicero, illinois, since 1973, morton college is the pride of the community. the campus has an award-winning library, a student success center and facilities equipped with state-of-the-art technology for the more than 3,500 students enrolled in it. it's a hispanic-serving institution, morton has remained true to its mission of enhancing the quality of life of a diverse community through exemplary teaching and learning opportunities. community service and life-long learning. i'm honored to have an exemplary institution in my district. congratulations to the morton college community and to the next 100 years. i yield back. madam speaker, i rise to honor the legendary journalist, jorge ramos, as he steps down after 40 remarkable years at univision. he has been a beacon of truth and integrity, a voice for the voiceless, and a relentless advocate for

mr. garcia: mr., this week we find ourselves confronted with a series of bills brought by our republican colleagues that are not only misguided, but also villainize immigrant communities. these proposals attempt to further criminalize those who are seeking a better life and threaten to withhold essential federal funds from cities like chicago that have policies designed to support the inclusion, safety, and justice of all regardless of immigration status. victims of domestic violence will be more fearful coming forward if they fear being reported to immigration authorities. let us be clear, our immigration system is broken and simply doubling down on punitive measures will not solve the problem. we need comprehensive solutions that recognize the humanity of those seeking refuge and opportunity in this great nation. instead of fostering an environment of understanding and compassion, these bills promote fear and division. that brings me to a crucial piece of legislation that deserves our immediate att

mr. garcia, to speak on his bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. garcia: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support and want to thank chairman lucas and the committee staff for h.r. 7630, the anchor act which protects our scientific infrastructure from c.c. personality espionage and thank my colleague across the aisle for her support and cosponsoring this bill as well. as i said on the markup, the u.s. is the proud home to some of the best minds of the world, minds that keep our nation on the cutting edge of scientific research, driving our national security, our economy, our health care and so much more. but those advantages would immediately disappear if we allow lapses in our research security to occur. the n.s.f. currently owns 17 ships that make up the academic research fleet. this fleet enables scientists across the nation to conduct complex research on the sea floor, the great lakes, remote polar regions and throughout our nation's borders, the maritime regions. unfortunately, this fleet is also aging and has become susceptible from cyberespio

mr. garcia for five minutes. >> thank you chair and ranking member and all of our witnesses. a part of my district about half is located just south side chicago. and is deeply tied to the rail industry as are many parts of chicago land. as a growing economic hub. chicago is a prime city for expanding rail. the improvement project is a large project to improvement the service and eliminate delays around chicago for intercity connections throughout the midwest. what in 30 million riders pass through the station annually. how is this project progressing and has the infrastructure and jobs act benefited this project? >> thank you congressman. we appreciate your support and focus on chicago. it is the epicenter of the nation's rail network. the chip program is about getting passenger favorable routes into chicago union station. the heart of our national network where

mr. garcia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. garcia: mr. speaker, today i rise to express my profound concerns about the no bailout for sanctuary cities act and its potential ramifications for cities like chicago, which i proudly represent. as the nation's first sanctuary city, chicago is a shining example of what it means to be a melting pot of cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. we are committed to the principles of inclusion, safety, and justice for all its residents regardless of immigration status. as a welcoming city and state, our policies are designed to build trust between our immigrant communities and local law enforcement ensuring that everyone feels safe to report crimes and seek assistance without fear of deportation. the no bail out for sanctuary cities act threatened to undermine these efforts by withholding essential federal funds from cities that uphold such priorities. the bill proposes to penalize cities like chicago, counties like cook county, and states like illinois by cutting off essential resources that support p

mr. garcia. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to our witnesses.talking about about the bided harris record. important to note that we are doing this hearing likely because the debate was such a disaster for donald trump in the house majority. i was actually there in philly. it was embarrassing to watch. donald trump admitted to terminating roe v wade. wants to kill the affordable eric and spread misinformation about immigrants eating cats and dogs. i want to remind folks that we've been talking a lot about project 2025 of which witnesses know a lot about and which donald trump said contains many good ideas. not just project 2025. donald trump has already been the president. it is important to review his record. let's start with some of the facts about donald trump. first and foremost the worst job presidency since world war ii and maybe american history. the worst jobs record since world war ii and maybe american history. he lost 4.9 million american jobs. he added 4.8 trillion to the debt even without the covid related spending. cities and commun

mr. garcia and ms. stevens for their hard work on this extremely well constructed bill and vote yes on h.r. 7686 and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. lucas: i yield myself the balance of my time. h.r. 7686 is smart policy that will protect taxpayer-funded research that will be stolen and misused by our adversaries. we want to give universities every tool they need to protect critical research. this bill does that and helps us better implement the chips and science act. i thank representative garcia on this issue and i urge all of my colleagues to pass this important piece of legislation. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 76 # 6 as amended. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended. the bill is passed. and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the sp

mr. garcia. >> think you, mr. chairman. thank you to the witnesses. we've been talking a lot about the biden-harris record. it's important to note that we are doing this hearing likely because the debate was such a disaster for donald trump and for the house majority. now i was actually there in philly, it was embarrassing to watch. donald trump admitted, of course, to terminating roe v. wade. he attacked reproductive freedom, was to kill the affordable air -- care act and sprint information about eating cats and dogs. and i want to remind folks that we've been talking a lot about project 2025, of many which witnesses know a lot about and which donald trump says contains many good ideas but it's not just project 2025. donald trump is already been the president. and that's also important at this moment to review his record. let's start with some of the facts about donald trump. donald trump, first and foremost, at the worst jobs since world war ii and maybe american history. the worst jobs record since world war ii and maybe american history. he lost 4

garcia's friends. >> mr. jackson informed me that nobody knows who jordan joplin is. >> to dr. d for a welfare check in the first place. remember, he called the cops. he was raising concerns about garcia's well-being. >> he had been calling the ketchikan police department for the welfare check of dr. garcia. >> when police descended on eric garcia's home in ketchikan for a welfare check, it was jordan joplin who had flown up from washington state with a key to open the residence. and the sight of those keys in his hand would be a sight dawn hink would never forget. >> when he pulled out the keys, i knew there's one set of keys, and he has them. i mean, that was the straw that broke the camel's back. >> so, what is that relationship? who is this guy? >> so after finding the doctor deceased, police have a word or two with the out-of-towner. >> okay. how did you guys meet? i'm just curious. >> initially at the airport, actually. >> jordan joplin tells police there's a reason why he's got dr. garcia's keys, because dr. garcia gave them to him. he also said garcia gave him power of a

mr. garcia and how he lost hisdn mother and father. not in new york. acrossnn the nation. these sort of stories still haunt allst of us. that's why i think thisis committee's work iss sacred. we have to find a way to doro all we can to get information and build a road map and try to limit any farther damage. thank you for appearing herere today. a few quick questions. is it your testimony that the nursing home deaths weren't caused byyo cms or doh policies that was not the case. you have more to say about it. >> thank you, congressman. this is a red herring. i understand it's sensational and great politics for four years. that's the main goal of the committee covid-19 got in the nursing homes from infected staff. neighborhoods with higher rates had higherth rates in nursing homes it was walked in by the staff. january, february, march, april. you have no ability to test nursing home staff. between the world health oregon and cdc they never created enough tests for the nursing home staff. good people went home, went out to a restaurant. got the bug, they brought it to work

mr. garcia for five minutes. >> thank you, chair, ranking member, and all of our witnesses. all of my district, half is located outside chicago, deeply tied to the rail industry, many parts of chicagoland, the real capital of the country and growing economic hub, chicago is a prime location for expanding intercity passenger rail. mr. gardner, chip is a large project to improve the service and eliminate delays in and around chicago union station for intercity connections throughout the midwest. 30 million riders passed through the station annually and 400 train movements each day, how is this project progressing and has the infrastructures and jobs benefited this project? >> yes, thank you, congressman. appreciate your support and focus on chicago. as you say, the epicenter of the nation's rail network and the heart of amtrak's national network. the chip program is simply about getting passenger favorable routes into chicago union station, the heart of the long distance trains and chicago hub so service where we serve illinois trains, michigan, wisconsin, now minnesota and ot

mr. garcia. and how he lost both his mother and his father. not in new york. but across the nation. these sort of stories still hasn't all of us. that is why this committee's work is sacred in that regard. we have to try to build a road map and try to limit any further damage. governor cuomo, thank you for appearing here voluntarily today. i have a couple of quick questions. is it your testimony, sir, that the nursing home deaths were not caused by cms, cdc, or doh policies but rather as you state, that was in fact not the case, but, you have more to say about it and i want you to take this moment to say it if you would. >> thank you congressman. this is a red herring. it is sensational. and a diverse from federal responsibility which is the main goal of the committee. but every study says that covid got into the nursing homes from infected staff. community spread inspected staff neighbors with higher covid infection rates had them in the nursing homes. it was literally walked in by the staff. why? because january, february, march, april, you have no ability to test nursing home sta

mr. garcia for questioning. >> we appreciate your time. mr. chairman, i am wondering if i can see your chart for a minute. do you mind if i borrow your chart for a quick second, mr. chairman? do you mind if i borrow your chart for just a quick second? >> i apologize. i had not heard you my colleague , but of course, yes, sir. i only use the chart because mre it. [laughter] >> thank you. >> i just want to clarify this chart. i know it has been discussed by field my colleagues. i just think it is important for us actually to look at this to be accurate. right now it says that trump left office at this point in the chart. that is not actually when donald trump left office. donald trump actually left office right here on this chart. and, so, we are talking about charts. we should be very accurate when donald trump actually left office. you can see that the actual immigration was already going up by the time donald trump left office. i think that it is important when we have charts, and i appreciate being allowed to use this one that we are accurat

mr. garcia for the his five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank all of you for your service as a well. i was mayor of long beach before i got to congress, and so i worked with our police department, obviously, very closely. i'm really proud of the men and women that serve in long beach and police departments across the country. i also want to thank them for working in those eight years to focus on also issues that i believe made the long beach police department focus on issues around diversity, around equity, around community policing and other initiatives that already made our police department inclusive of the community. now, we know that law enforcement and keeping people safe shouldn't be a partisan issue. i hope people understand when we talk about supporting the police, we need to follow through on that support in congress through real actions, not just partisan messaging bills. and police officers actually need the tools to do their jobs and the training in technology. they need to make sure that we can hire and recruit tale

mr. garcia. >> thank you to our witnesses. we been talking about the biden/harris record.hink it's important to note we are doing this hearing likely because the debate was such a disaster for donald trump, it was embarrassing to watch, donald trump admitted terminating roe versus wade, attacked reproductive freedoms, wants to kill the affordable care act, and spread miss information about immigrants eating cats and dogs. i want to remind folks we been talking about project 2025, which are witnesses know a lot about in which donald trump said contains many good ideas. it's not just project 2025. donald trump has artie been the president, in fact it's important to review his record. let's start with the fact about donald trump. donald trump first and foremost had the worst jobs presidency since world war ii and maybe american history. the worst jobs record since world war ii and maybe american history, he lost 4. 9 million american jobs, added $4.8 trillion to the debt even without the covid related spending. cities and communities like mine were facing disaster, looking at

mr. garcia: i rise to sell rate a nonprofit organization founded in the community of pillson, focused on creating greater appreciation of mexican folk and traditional music and culture. sonos de mexico has been nominated twice for a grammy award because of their world class performances and their contributions to the recording industry. the group has also collaborated with irish, blues, classical, jazz, country and western, and rock artists, helping expand the reach and understanding of mexican music. in 2014, with the objective of giving back to the community, sonos de mexico ensummable opened a music school with an impressive spanish curriculum for children and adults that has expanded to serve 150 sites all over chicagoland. i'm proud to have such a talented artist in my district and i cannot wait to hear and see where they go next. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, t the gentlelady is recognized for one minut

garcia: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this bill is just another extreme maga political stunt to undermine the safety and soundness of our banks and financial system. rather than focus on economic growth, it pushes extremist policies, stripping away critical environmental, social, and governance initiatives and disclosures. let's be clear, climate risk is financial risk. and diversity is good business. just look at a recent report, top companies grow more when they consider climate risk and embrace diversity inclusion than when they only look at the bottom line. let's make this simple, why do republicans want to take power away from shareholders? why are they doing away with decades of progress and corporate transparency? why do they want less information? this is not an effort to secure economic growth for a nation. it is an effort to deny reality. something that extreme republicans are getting to be good expert at. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentlelady's time has expired. ms.

garcia. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you to all the witnesses.o, once again, maga republicans are talking quite frankly about something that just seems to be made up. and i want to just stick to talking to mr. kirschner. we have talked about several aspects of it. one thing that has caught my eye of course is that project 2025 is filled with anti- immigrant proposals that will continue to perpetuate racist policies, unnecessarily inhumane detention of human beings and ineffective and dangerous border policies. the project calls to dismantle asylum to militarize our boarder. that is on page 555. and to pursue the propagation of every role related to immigration that was issued during the trump administration. that is on page 568. and to challenge any checks and balances against the authority of immigration. page 568. so, once again, he wants complete authority, and he being donald trump. this takes particular aim at sanctuary cities. you know, one of the things about sanctuary cities that i will always mention is that victims of crime that happene

mr. speaker. i rise today during hispanic heritage month to recognize two constituents of my district who have impacted the history and culture of hispanic americans across nebraska and the second congressional district. linda garcia and jose garcia, descendants of mexican born grandparents, founded the mix can american historical society of the midlands. they dedicated their life to develop the legacy built by the mexican americans in the midlands. they attend add one room country school. she graduated from high school with her brother representing the only persons of color in the late 50's and 60's. she went on to get a degree in arts. for over 50 years linda has used her artistic presence as community advocate for mexican americans. she's received many accolades being named hispanic woman of the year. the great plains museum in lincoln and the willa museum in road cloud, nebraska, featured her art exhibits. she serves as a storyteller with the national arts council and humanities nebraska, an the artistic director and cultural curator of the south omaha museum. jose was born on the west side of kansas city, missouri. he worked at a mexican growingry store growing up. after graduating high school he worked at ma