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“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.”
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. He’s publicly celebrated drag culture, casually criticized Republican colleagues on Twitter, and paid tribute to Beyoncé on the House floor.
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is getting the recognition she deserves as a role model on so many levels.
California Rep. Robert Garcia, a newly elected member of Congress, commemorated the global superstar, 41, in a speech Wednesday on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives:
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.
A newly-elected Congressman went viral for a full-blown presentation he gave on the House floor, praising Beyoncé -- and we got to the bottom of what was behind it all.
Our photog ran into Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) on Capitol Hill Wednesday ... this after his impassioned speech just hours earlier, where he talked about the end of Black History Month and the start of Women's History Month ... using Queen Bey as the bridge between the two.
Kicking off Women's History Month with a bang, Rep. Robert Garcia took the time to honor Beyoncé on the floor of the House of Representatives
For one minute today, the U.S. Capitol looked more like the Beyhive.
Rep. Robert Garcia, hailing from California's 42nd congressional district, took to the floor to declare who run the world — girls — and pass a motion to legalize Yoncé all on your mouth like liquor. Like, like liquor.
Like... like liquor.
To commemorate the end of Black History Month and the beginning of Women's History Month, Garcia decided to honor "an individual who represents both so well."
The Beyhive went to Washington this week when Congressmember Robert Garcia paid tribute to Beyoncé on the House floor to commemorate her historic accomplishments as an artist and philanthropist.
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter está recebendo o reconhecimento que merece em vida, sim! Para além de sua obra atemporal, que fala por si só, a superestrela foi homenageada e exaltada pelo congressista dos Estados Unidos Robert Garcia.
Beyoncé didn’t take home an Album of the Year Grammy this year, but she is still getting plenty of accolades from high places.