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April 28, 2023

With just over 100 days on the job, Long Beach Rep. Robert Garcia has proven he is the antithesis of his Republican colleagues, and relishes being the proverbial thorn in their side.


April 28, 2023

MOTHER’S DAY IS just around the corner, and Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) would like stepmoms to know that, no, that doesn’t count as motherhood. 


April 21, 2023

The most recent contestant to win RuPaul’s Drag Race, Sasha Colby, stopped in Washington, D.C., for her first appearance since winning the competition show.

Colby performed at Pitchers, a popular gay bar in the Adams Morgan section of the capital city, to throngs of excited fans.


April 7, 2023

Para Robert García la muerte de su madre y su padrastro, víctimas del COVID-19, fue una motivación para optar por un escaño en el Capitolio. Este político de origen peruano quiere ser un ejemplo para otros jóvenes de la comunidad LGTBQ y para los latinos.


April 7, 2023

Pod Save America's Dan Pfeiffer explains what Dems can do to replicate their stunning win in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Rep. Robert Garcia talks about wading through the rough waters of today's Congress. Plus, Dr. Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated 5 discusses his run for City Council in NY and his message to Donald Trump after his indictment.


March 27, 2023

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) joins Michael Steele on 'All In With Chris Hayes' after accompanying House Republicans on a trip to a D.C. jail housing Jan. 6 defendants.

To watch the entire interview, click here.

 


March 24, 2023

“I always tell people that I am gay, I’m a politician, I’m an educator, but the thing that defines me the most is my immigration experience,” says Congressman Robert Garcia. “That makes me more ‘me’ than anything else.”


March 17, 2023

Robert Garcia, a 45-year-old former Long Beach, California, mayor and newly elected Democratic U.S. representative, is hardly the first openly gay member of Congress, but there’s something unique and irreverent in how he has approached his first few months on the job.


March 17, 2023

A U.S. congressman commemorated the start of Women’s History Month on Wednesday (March 1) by paying tribute to Beyoncé on the floor of the House of Representatives.