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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) announced the introduction of the Fair Disaster Assistance Act to protect applicants for federal disaster assistance by ensuring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) does not issue premature denial notices before a final decision has been made regarding their insurance claim for disaster-related losses. The bipartisan legislation is co-led by Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) and Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28).
Rep. Robert Garcia launched an investigation Monday into Los Angeles County’s emergency alert system following a succession of faulty wireless alerts that urged millions of residents to prepare to evacuate and stoked panic as deadly fires engulfed the region.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement condemning Elon Musk’s takeover of the Treasury Department payment system, a non-political system that disperses trillions of dollars each year. This includes Social Security and Medicare benefits, tax credits for individuals and businesses, and grants and payments to government contractors.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) and thirteen Members of Congress representing Los Angeles County sent letters seeking answers to why evacuation warnings were accidentally sent to nearly 10 million L.A. County residents during the Los Angeles fires. Some individuals received delayed evacuation warnings, some received the same message multiple times, and millions received unnecessary warnings. This caused widespread alarm and reduced the potential impact of future alerts, threatening public safety.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) tells MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin that Donald Trump imposed tariffs on top U.S. trading partners Mexico, Canada and China tariffs will be "incredibly destructive" for U.S. residents and the economy and shares concerns about a purge of top FBI officials and federal prosecutors.
Gay California U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia, a Democrat who serves as the vice chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus and sits on the House Homeland Security and Oversight and Accountability Committees, has become the latest out Democrat calling out President Donald Trump over comments following Wednesday’s catastrophic plane crash near Washington, D.C. Trump used his first major crisis to rail against diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, attack his political opponents, and shift blame away from his administration.
With nerves shaken after this week’s brief, abrupt halt on federal grants, more than 200 representatives of nonprofits and municipalities attended a virtual gathering Thursday to learn more about actions by the White House that could endanger programs across Long Beach and the region.
The Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday rescinded its order two days after funding for an array of social and government programs — from homeless services to meals to aid for policing — was suddenly cut off.
Rep. Robert Garcia, a member of House Democratic leadership, is urging Speaker Mike Johnson to increase security after Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes visited Capitol Hill last week, according to a letter obtained by NOTUS.
“I urge you to clearly and quickly communicate to concerned employees of the House of Representatives precisely what you will do to respond to the threat to the safety of Congress which Donald Trump created,” Garcia wrote to Johnson on Jan. 24.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) announced the reintroduction of the Fast-Track Logistics for Acquiring Supplies in a Hurry (FLASH) Act and Surveilling Effluent Water for Epidemic Response (SEWER) Act in the 119th Congress. The FLASH Act will help the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cut through red tape to quickly buy critical medical materials during emergencies in future public health crises.
Congressman Robert Garcia hosted a press conference Tuesday to condemn President Trump’s “reckless” federal funding freeze imposed through the Office of Management and Budget, which may impact billions of dollars in grant money for programs like school lunch programs, education funding, rental assistance, and housing grants.
He was joined by Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson, Executive Director of Long Beach Day Nursery Jennifer Harper, and Director of the Isabel Patterson Child Development Center Alec Colchico. Below are key excerpts from the Congressman’s remarks: