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A pair of senior Democratic lawmakers on Thursday demanded answers from the White House about efforts by Jared Kushner to raise billions of dollars from Middle East governments for his private-equity fund while also serving as an envoy in the region for the Trump administration.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement on the reports of disturbing allegations of abuse by César Chávez toward young women and minors.
“I stand in solidarity and give my unwavering support to Dolores Huerta and the other courageous women who came forward with their stories of abuse by César Chávez.
LONG BEACH, CA – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) announced $3.7 million in federal funding for community projects across Long Beach. The funding will support public safety, education, parks, recreational spaces, environmental upgrades, and downtown revitalization, improving daily life for residents and families in our communities.
Gay Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) celebrated President Donald Trump’s Thursday firing of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Trump praised Noem’s performance and said he will replace her at the end of the month with anti-LGBTQ+ Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK).
“Well, now we don’t have to impeach her,” wrote Garcia on X. Garcia has regularly criticized Noem as the ranking member and lead Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Political leaders around the country are expressing outrage over the start of armed conflict between the United States and Iran.
Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are investigating whether the Justice Department purposefully withheld materials in its release of the Jeffrey Epstein files that included sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the panel, said in a statement Tuesday that such an act by DOJ would violate the law Congress passed in November, which required the administration to publicly release all files in its possession related to the federal case against Epstein, a convicted sex offender.
LONG BEACH, CA – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s global tariffs, which raised costs for small businesses, consumers, and families.
California Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, called Thursday’s arrest of former Prince Andrew “an enormous step forward” in lawmakers’ investigation into the crimes of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest is an enormous step forward in our fight to secure justice for the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s horrific crimes,” Garcia wrote in a statement.
LONG BEACH, CA – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) announced $2.175 million in federal funding for California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) to support the construction of a new Long Beach Research Center and Special Collections Archives. This funding will help create a modern facility that will preserve rare materials and expand access to the histories that shape CSULB and the Long Beach region.
The ranking member of the House Oversight Committee is demanding answers from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, days after Lutnick reportedly met with the owner of the Ambassador Bridge.
The New York Times reported earlier this week that the conversation between Lutnick and bridge owner Matthew Moroun on Monday, Feb. 9, came hours before President Trump threatened to stop the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
Both bridges connect Detroit to Canada.