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Rep. Robert Garcia joins Jim Acosta to discuss Arizona's abortion ban.

MSNBC's Ali Velshi is joined by California Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia to discuss what the congressman calls Donald Trump's "racist" and "xenophobic" attacks against immigrants and migrants and how, Garcia says, Pres. Biden manages instead to remind us of our "shared humanity."

A critical child care facility at Cal State Long Beach that serves over 200 children is getting an infusion of $3.5 million in federal funds for critical plumbing, electrical and irrigation repair work, officials announced. The money will also be used to replace all of the flooring, heating, ventilation and air conditioning units across the Isabel Patterson Child Development Center, which provides child care and early education for children ages 6 months to second grade.

Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Long Beach, presented Cal State Long Beach with nearly $3.5 million in federal funds, which will pay for renovations at the university’s Isabel Patterson Child Development Center, on Friday, April 5.

FEMA Reimbursements – Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) spearheaded a coalition of 36 other California delegates urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fully reimburse local governments for the costs of providing shelter to people experiencing homelessness during the pandemic. This request comes in response to FEMA’s Oct. 16 announcement to the California Office of Emergency Services, which retroactively limited the amount of reimbursement local governments will receive for providing emergency non-congregant sheltering. The letter, addressed to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, said there was a critical need for FEMA to reimburse local governments, or else they would experience financial strain. The lawmakers who signed the letter argued that withholding reimbursements under California’s COVID-19 Major Disaster Declaration could collectively cost cities and counties over $300 million.