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October 24, 2023
When the clerk read the roll call three times last week, five California Republicans in swing districts found themselves contemplating either backing House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan — a divisive, far-right hardliner — or voting for someone else.

October 19, 2023

'Allowing him to continue this campaign will have catastrophic national security effects,' Rep. Robert Garcia said of Tuberville's military holds

A House Democrat is clamoring for a committee hearing on the hundreds of military promotions that have been stalled in the Senate by Tommy Tuberville, arguing the Alabama Republican’s actions are “reckless.”


October 16, 2023

"Joining me now is Democratic Congressman Robert Garcia of California, the ranking member on the oversight subcommittee for foreign affairs. Thank you for being with us. >> Happy to be, thank you. >> I will start with your reaction to this move by Schumer pushing funding for Israel. He said the senate package could put pressure on the House.


October 6, 2023

September 28, 2023

A government shutdown is just 3 days away and the House remains completely at odds. Democratic Congressman Robert Garcia of California joins Ana Cabrera to break down where negotiations stand as Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s looks to deflect blame onto President Biden.


September 21, 2023

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) introduced a bill Wednesday to prohibit the use of federal funds to prosecute the use of legal psilocybin, commonly known as “magic mushrooms.”


September 20, 2023

Rep. Robert Garcia introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at discouraging federal law enforcement agencies from conducting raids or otherwise intervening in states and localities that have approved local measures to legalize or decriminalize the use and possession of psilocybin mushrooms.


September 14, 2023
“Some colleagues from across the aisle have explicitly said that the Kushner family has engaged in business dealings that may have crossed the ethical line, and I agree, yet they refuse to act,” Rep. Robert Garcia, a California Democrat and member of the Oversight Committee, said on the House floor Tuesday. “Is this the same party that’s obsessed with President Biden’s family?”

September 13, 2023

Shortly after Speaker McCarthy announced that he was directing House committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, Rep. Robert Garcia called for an investigation into Jared Kushner to determine the circumstances behind a $2 billion investment secured by Kushner from the Saudi Government just months after leaving the Trump White House.


September 12, 2023
“They’re grasping at straws,” Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., said at the private meeting, according to the source. “[Let’s keep] the offensive, being tough, pushing back on every lie, you know ... making sure that folks know that — that basically, this is all political. It’s all about Donald Trump.”