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LONG BEACH, CA – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) announced $2.175 million in federal funding for California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) to support the construction of a new Long Beach Research Center and Special Collections Archives. This funding will help create a modern facility that will preserve rare materials and expand access to the histories that shape CSULB and the Long Beach region.
The ranking member of the House Oversight Committee is demanding answers from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, days after Lutnick reportedly met with the owner of the Ambassador Bridge.
The New York Times reported earlier this week that the conversation between Lutnick and bridge owner Matthew Moroun on Monday, Feb. 9, came hours before President Trump threatened to stop the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
Both bridges connect Detroit to Canada.
LONG BEACH, CA – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) announced $1.5 million in federal funding for Long Beach City College (LBCC) to support long-overdue upgrades to the Child Development Center (CDC), which serves children of students, faculty, staff, and community members. This funding will help modernize outdoor learning spaces, including new playground equipment, and expand access to high-quality early childhood education for families across Long Beach.
On any given day, there is no shortage of things for Rep. Robert Garcia and his staff to investigate. As the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Garcia has tangled with the Trump administration on everything from the release of the so-called Epstein files to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents on the streets of Minneapolis.
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, California Rep. Robert Garcia, is asking oil firms for more information following the Trump administration’s initial sale of Venezuelan crude, which Semafor first reported.
“The Committee seeks answers about the Trump Administration’s intentions” as well as “any agreements your companies have made,” Garcia wrote in a letter, first shared with Semafor, to the CEOs of Vitol and Trafigura.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) had one question Tuesday for President Donald Trump, who has openly admitted to feeling “even worse” that Renee Good was killed by federal immigration agents because her parents were “big Trump fans.”
“What is wrong with that man?” Garcia asked during an appearance on MS NOW.
California Rep. Robert Garcia sharply escalated calls for accountability inside the Department of Homeland Security on Monday, urging the impeachment of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement after federal agents killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis this month.
Representative Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, is no stranger to media appearances. But he still seemed nervous earlier this month as he got ready to be grilled in a Manhattan television studio.
House Democrats on Friday released new images from the estate of the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that highlight his ties to celebrities, financiers and other powerful men, including President Trump and former President Bill Clinton.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a collection images and video clips Wednesday showing a private Caribbean island owned by the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The more than 150 photos and videos of Epstein's island show the compound's exterior structures, as well as interiors, including a pool area, and several bedrooms and bathrooms.