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THE BUZZ: The old way of thinking for U.S. House members was simple: Try to keep a low profile and avoid hot-button partisan fights as you learn the ropes.
There are, of course, exceptions — and California Rep. Robert Garcia is trying hard to be one.
Since he was sworn in less than a year ago, Garcia has become a Beltway personality. He’s one of the California delegation’s most outspoken new members, frequently trading jabs with far-right colleagues. He’s also become a social media and cable news fixture.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That seems to be the motto of one Democratic congressman who has spent the past few months repeatedly attempting to prevent the use of federal funds to drug test job applicants for marijuana.
As the Republican Party in the U.S. House of Representatives prepared for a pivotal vote this Tuesday to nominate their candidate for the Speaker of the House, gay California Rep. Robert Garcia turned to social media to spotlight the contenders’ political ideologies. Garcia took to Threads to delve into the GOP candidates’ records, offering a detailed examination of their stances on critical issues.
'Allowing him to continue this campaign will have catastrophic national security effects,' Rep. Robert Garcia said of Tuberville's military holds
A House Democrat is clamoring for a committee hearing on the hundreds of military promotions that have been stalled in the Senate by Tommy Tuberville, arguing the Alabama Republican’s actions are “reckless.”