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May 16, 2024
"Jared Kushner is back to brokering major deals with foreign governments per new reports today," Democratic Representative Robert Garcia said in a post to X in March. "We've already exposed his $2 billion investment fund with the Saudis, and we are pushing hard to ensure this grift gets the attention it demands. This is real corruption."
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Defending Democracy
May 16, 2024
Rep. Robert Garcia, the first Peruvian American elected to Congress, won’t attend a June event with the country’s embassy after Peru classified transgender people as mentally ill.
May 16, 2024
Gay California U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia has condemned a decree by the Peruvian government that classifies transgender, nonbinary, and intersex individuals as “mentally ill.” The May 10 decree, signed by President Dina Boluarte, Health Minister César Vásquez, and Economic and Finance Minister José Arista, has drawn widespread criticism from human rights organizations and LGBTQ+ advocacy groups globally.
May 15, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement after the Peruvian Government’s Health Ministry ruled to classify transgender, non-binary, and intersex people in Peru as “mentally ill:”
May 14, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has allocated an additional $97 million to bring the total annual federal funding to $112,098,840 for the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors to fund expanded operations and maintenance work as part of the fiscal year 2024 Army Corps Work Plan. The Work Plan allocates the additional funds Congress appropriated above the President’s budget.
May 11, 2024
Representative Robert Garcia of California has peppered his remarks with sassy pop culture references that have gained traction on social media, drawing attention to the Democrats’ defense.
Issues:
Defending Democracy
May 10, 2024
A trio of lawmakers is asking the Government Accountability Office to take up an investigation of medical care provided to migrants in detention facilities, knocking an earlier report they say failed to thoroughly review “unnecessary surgeries.”
Issues:
Fighting for Immigrant Families
May 7, 2024
In the House, the legislation will be sponsored by Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), whose district includes the Port of Long Beach, one of the nation’s biggest shipping centers and a major source of pollution affecting low-income and minority communities.
May 6, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced the BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act, which would authorize the U.S. Department of Transportation to distribute $500 billion over ten years to electrify and modernize public vehicles and rail and build new electric transportation infrastructure across the country. This funding would be available under President Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act. The bill had previously been led in the House by former Rep. Andy Levin.
May 6, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) and Senator Jon Ossoff’s (D-GA) bipartisan bill to cut waste and improve government service has passed the U.S. House. The Eliminate Useless Reports Act is co-led by Senator James Lankford (R-OK) in the Senate and Representative Glenn Grothman (R-WI-06) in the House. The legislation will increase government efficiency by eliminating unnecessary federal agency reports to Congress, saving taxpayer dollars and allowing agencies to focus on their core missions.