Fighting to Get Big Money out of Politics
Congressman Garcia believes need to make sure our democracy works for every American—not just the most wealthy. Congress must take steps to regulate campaign contributions so that our elected leaders remain accountable to their constituents and not special interests.
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Rep. Robert Garcia has been named to the Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, a new House panel chaired by Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
The subcommittee will work in tandem with President Donald Trump‘s new Department of Government Efficiency, also referred to as DOGE, headed up by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk. The goal for both the new committee and department, according to the administration, is to get rid of wasteful spending.
But some Democrats fear the effort will lead to the elimination of critical government services.
A government shutdown is nearing after President-elect Trump and Elon Musk railed against a funding bill. Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., criticizes Trump and Musk for breaking the deal and discusses the consequences of the move.
The Trump-backed deal to avert a government shutdown has failed to pass in the House--a deal that was reportedly influenced by unelected billionaire Elon Musk. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) joins The ReidOut with Joy Reid to discuss.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) introduced the Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act. This legislation will strengthen the safeguards that are intended to ensure that federal government employees behave in a fair, competent, and nonpartisan manner by requiring that the executive branch report to Congress when it declines to investigate potential violations of the Hatch Act.
Washington D.C.- Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) joined Rep. Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21), and 34 of his colleagues in introducing the Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust (TRUST) in Congress Act.