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September 20, 2023

Rep. Robert Garcia introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at discouraging federal law enforcement agencies from conducting raids or otherwise intervening in states and localities that have approved local measures to legalize or decriminalize the use and possession of psilocybin mushrooms.


September 18, 2023

Long Beach, California  – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) announced that the City of Long Beach, the City of Bellflower, and the City of Signal Hill will each receive $1


September 14, 2023
“Some colleagues from across the aisle have explicitly said that the Kushner family has engaged in business dealings that may have crossed the ethical line, and I agree, yet they refuse to act,” Rep. Robert Garcia, a California Democrat and member of the Oversight Committee, said on the House floor Tuesday. “Is this the same party that’s obsessed with President Biden’s family?”

September 13, 2023

Shortly after Speaker McCarthy announced that he was directing House committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, Rep. Robert Garcia called for an investigation into Jared Kushner to determine the circumstances behind a $2 billion investment secured by Kushner from the Saudi Government just months after leaving the Trump White House.


September 13, 2023

Washington D.C. - Today, the Congressional Caucus on Peru announced Representatives Robert Garcia and Carlos Gimenez as its new co-chairs, who will step in following departing co-chairs Representatives Chris Stewart and Gregory Meeks, who have been leading the Congressional Caucus on Peru since its launch in 2016.
 


September 13, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today, President of the Freshman Class, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42), led a unified Freshman Class of House Democrats in urging Speaker Kevin McCarthy to work towards a bipartisan solution to keep the government operational ahead of the looming September 30th funding deadline.


September 12, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement regarding the announcement Kevin McCarthy will pursue an impeachment inquiry on President Joe Biden:

September 12, 2023
“They’re grasping at straws,” Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., said at the private meeting, according to the source. “[Let’s keep] the offensive, being tough, pushing back on every lie, you know ... making sure that folks know that — that basically, this is all political. It’s all about Donald Trump.”

September 10, 2023

Congress has until September 30th to pass 12 spending bills that will keep the government running. But hard-right House republicans say they aren’t signing off on the bills or voting to extend the deadline for funding until their demands are met. California congressman Robert Garcia joined American Voices host Alicia Menendez to discuss what’s happening on Capitol Hill. 


September 8, 2023

With House Republicans determined to try to impeach President Joe Biden, the White House and its top defenders on Capitol Hill say they're ready to fight back.

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Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the 45-year-old former mayor of Long Beach, California, said he and other members of his caucus are prepared for what appears to be inevitable.