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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The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia of California, thinks the Trump administration is in “blatant violation of the law” for “misuse of taxpayer dollars for political purposes” over partisan agency guidance offered to government employees during the shutdown.
And Garcia wants the Office of the Special Counsel to investigate.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) a top member of the House Oversight Committee, said Wednesday committee members “need to speak with” President Donald Trump’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick concerning damning comments he made about his former neighbor, Jeffrey Epstein.
Lutnick appeared on New York Post’s “Pod Force One” podcast Wednesday, to recount a “one and done” interaction with Epstein, who was his neighbor for a few years, where he was given a tour of Epstein’s New York City townhouse and observed a dedicated “massage room.”
A group of elected officials gathered at the Long Beach Civic Center on Monday, Sept. 29, to call for the federal government to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Long Beach, who is also the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has been leading the charge to hold the Department of Justice and the Trump administration accountable for their promises to make the case files on the sex trafficking investigation of Jeffery Epstein public.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) issued the following statement on H.R. 3565.
"Prime Minister Netanyahu has stated, 'There will never be a Palestinian state. This place is ours.'
This is an incredibly dangerous and irresponsible statement. Each day brings new horrors from Prime Minister Netanyahu. He and his right-wing government continue their attacks and settlement expansion in the West Bank, with no progress toward a ceasefire in Gaza — which I called for almost two years ago. And we are no closer to freeing the hostages.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) joins The Weeknight to explain how a recent special election could shift the balance and push a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
Long Beach, CA – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) joined local leaders at the groundbreaking of the long-anticipated Studebaker Road Transformation Project. This landmark investment in one of the city’s major transportation corridors was made possible in part because of federal funds, including over $1 million in Community Project Funding secured by Congressman Garcia.
Democratic Congressman Robert Garcia reacts to new reporting by MSNBC that shows the Department of Justice shut down an investigation into Tom Homan accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Rep. Garcia also discussed the House Oversight Committee's closed-door interview with Alex Acosta and their investigation into ABC and the FCC.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, announced Democrats are launching an investigation after ABC pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air “indefinitely” over comments about the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk.
Since becoming the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee this summer, Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., has been just about everywhere.
From cable news hits on just about every channel, to podcasts, and shows with independent journalists, Garcia has taken a flood the zone approach, discussing Democrats’ efforts to release the Department of Justice’s files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The House Oversight Committee has received new documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, including a previously redacted name from his 50th birthday book. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) joined The Weeknight with the latest on the investigation.