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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement after receiving a threatening letter from the Department of Justice in response to him calling out Elon Musk’s vast overreach in the federal government.
“No reasonable person would view my comments as a threat. We are living in a dangerous time, and elected members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. We will not be silenced,” said Congressman Robert Garcia.
Rep. Robert Garcia, a Democratic darling from Long Beach, is facing scrutiny from President Trump’s Department of Justice for his recent comments about Elon Musk.
Garcia has skewered Musk on several occasions since the billionaire began his mission to gut the federal government using his newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. In several media interviews, Garcia has called for increasing oversight of DOGE, including issuing a subpoena to Musk.
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., brought out a photo of Elon Musk, that he joked about being a "d--- pick," and a chart of government agencies being targeted by DOGE to use as props for his arguments during the House DOGE subcommittee's first hearing.
Congressman Robert Garcia (D-CA) has introduced the Fair Disaster Assistance Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at preventing premature denials of federal assistance for disaster survivors.
The legislation, co-sponsored by Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), seeks to ensure the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) does not reject aid applications before a final decision has been made on insurance claims for disaster-related losses.
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.