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October 28, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging support for adding Exide Technologies, Inc., in Vernon, California, to the National Priorities List (NPL) for a Superfund designation.


October 15, 2024

A group of Democrats in Congress appealed to the largest U.S. companies Tuesday to hold onto their diversity, equity and inclusion programs, saying such efforts give everyone a fair chance at achieving the American dream.


October 15, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) led a group of 49 colleagues to call on the CEOs of Fortune 1,000 companies to affirm their commitment to workplace equality and stand against coordinated conservative efforts to dismantle programs and policies that foster inclusive workplaces.


October 2, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) announced the introduction of the ICE Security Reform Act, a bill to restructure Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by elevating Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), currently a directorate within ICE, to the status of an independent law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security.


September 25, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) led a letter with 11 colleagues to ask Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Director of Office Management and Budget Shalanda Young to include funding for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (Metro) Southeast Gateway Line Project in the Fiscal Year 2026 President’s Budget Request.


September 20, 2024

Washington, D.C. – This week, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) co-led the Transitional Housing Protection for the Homeless Act (H.R. 9644) with Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Young Kim (CA-40), and Brittany Pettersen (CO-07).


September 19, 2024

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) went after Republicans on Wednesday for their use of an inaccurate chart on “illegal immigration in the U.S.” that was once on display during the July assassination attempt of Donald Trump.


September 14, 2024

Long Beach, like many other cities in California and across the country, is facing a housing crisis that is largely due to not building enough new homes. Most cities have lagged behind for decades, leaving a deficit that will require building thousands of new homes.


September 4, 2024

Long Beach, CAToday, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed listing the former Exide Technologies, Inc.


September 3, 2024

Democratic leaders on the House Oversight Committee released a letter Tuesday asking former president Donald Trump if he ever illegally received money from the government of Egypt, and whether money from Cairo played a role in a $10 million infusion into his 2016 run for president.