Defending Democracy
Congressman Garcia believes that one of the biggest threats facing the Unites States today comes from efforts to undermine our democratic process by restricting access to the ballot and attacking the legitimacy of the electoral process. Congressman Garcia knows that we need leaders who will work to defend our civil rights, and this starts with making voting accessible to every American regardless of their background.
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Huntington Beach, the right-leaning California city that banned the Pride flag from City Hall and elected a city council of MAGA supporters, is heavily favored to get a new Democratic congressman who is gay, progressive and an outspoken critic of U.S. President Donald Trump.
A California city that banned the Pride flag could soon be represented by a gay Congressman.
Huntington Beach, a conservative city in Southern California, will likely be represented in the next Congress by U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia, the first out immigrant elected to Congress, who could be one of the most powerful members next year. That’s the result of a Democratic redraw of the Golden State’s congressional boundaries that maximizes blue seats.
The House Oversight Committee’s top Democrat raised concerns about a Justice Department official’s decision to represent Pam Bondi during her testimony about the release of files related to the sex trafficking investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Democrats are raising questions about a number of unusual aspects agreed to by the panel’s Republicans for a slated deposition with former Attorney General Pam Bondi, including whether she will be under oath and videotaped.
The letter also indicates Bondi would be represented by Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department’s assistant attorney general for civil rights.
House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-CA) kicked off a committee roundtable on Tuesday by announcing that Democratic members would be boycotting it since it was “not a real hearing.”
“Unfortunately, I do have to announce that Democratic members will not be participating in today’s hearing,” said Garcia during his opening remarks:
Representative Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, sent a new letter to Republican Chairman James Comer on Thursday, pressing for action after former Attorney General Pam Bondi failed to appear for a deposition on the Jeffrey Epstein files despite being subpoenaed to testify earlier this week.
Garcia wrote in the letter, “Any attempt to evade the subpoena must be met with measures to hold Ms. Bondi in contempt of Congress.”
Pam Bondi Won't Testify: What We Know
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi could face possible contempt charges after she failed to appear before lawmakers Tuesday to testify about the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, a top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee said. During an interview on MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Rep. Robert Garcia of California also issued a warning for Bondi’s interim replacement: You’re next.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) on Monday threatened former Attorney General Pam Bondi with contempt of Congress, a day before her previously scheduled deposition with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on its investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein case.
“Our bipartisan subpoena was very clear: Pam Bondi is supposed to testify tomorrow, whether she’s the AG or not,” Garcia, the top Democrat on the committee, wrote on social platform X. “If she doesn’t show up, she will face contempt.”
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) on Monday threatened former Attorney General Pam Bondi with contempt of Congress, a day before her previously scheduled deposition with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on its investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein case.
“Our bipartisan subpoena was very clear: Pam Bondi is supposed to testify tomorrow, whether she’s the AG or not,” Garcia, the top Democrat on the committee, wrote on social platform X. “If she doesn’t show up, she will face contempt.”
Ranking Oversight Committee member Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) criticized first lady Melania Trump’s surprise press event Thursday — where she distanced herself from convicted sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein — by suggesting what she can do if she wants to aid the investigation.