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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Congressman Robert Garcia, D-Calif., made a splash this week when he helped secure enough votes in a House Oversight subcommittee meeting to subpoena the Justice Department for its files on Jeffrey Epstein.
This weekend, Garcia is planning a different form of “oversight.”
A day after the bombshell report in the Wall Street Journal saying President Donald Trump was informed in May that his name appears in the Epstein files, Congressman Robert Garcia made an appearance in Long Beach, explaining why he's demanding the files be released.
"If you harmed and abused children, minors, young women, then you need to be held accountable for your crimes, and the oversight committee is ready to do just that," he said.
One month into his role as the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia on Thursday, July 24, signaled his intention to keep up the pressure to ensure that all federal files related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation are fully released.
Rep. Robert Garcia (Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, urged lawmakers to keep pushing for the release of the so-called Jeffrey Epstein files as the White House has attempted to tamp down on the issue.
“Donald Trump is in the Epstein files. We know that,” Garcia asserted on MSNBC Friday. “It’s time for the whole truth to come out.”
A top oversight Democrat sent a letter on Thursday to Fox Corp chairman Lachlan Murdoch and Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott demanding answers about Fox’s editing of a Donald Trump interview from June 2024 concerning Jeffrey Epstein — an edit they say both misled the public and distorted his position.
Democrats are starting to make big moves amidst President Donald Trump's mass deportations and Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'; one of which is Representative Robert Garcia, who was recently elected as the democratic ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He joins Alex to break down what's next for the democratic party and what could lie ahead for the Trump family.
House Democrats on the Oversight Committee are calling for an urgent briefing with staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), demanding answers over recent moves that have taken place among the agency's vaccine advisory panel, ABC News can exclusively report.
WASHINGTON — As National Gun Violence Awareness Month winds down, Democrats are reintroducing a bill to restrict the bulk sale of ammunition, Spectrum News has learned.
The bill, named the Ammunition Modernization and Monitoring Oversight, or AMMO, Act, would require businesses that sell ammunition to conduct background checks on buyers, ultimately requiring such businesses to obtain the same federal license as gun dealers.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reintroduced the “Ammunition Modernization and Monitoring Oversight (AMMO) Act.” The bill would restrict bulk sales of ammunition by requiring businesses to conduct background checks on buyers and would require businesses who sell ammunition to obtain the same federal license as gun dealers.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement after House Democrats selected him to serve as Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee. He was elected by a vote of 150-63.