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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.
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. Congressman Garcia was joined by Freshman Representative to Leadership, Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), and Freshman Steering & Policy Members Rob Menendez (NJ-08) and Hillary Scholten (MI-03).
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.
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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.
“Until [Speaker] Kevin McCarthy grows a spine, that’s probably where we’re headed,” Garcia said to The Messenger. “He’s already decided to allow Marjorie Taylor Greene and all those folks to run their operation.”
MR. RELATIONSHIP — Rep. Robert Garcia was in Sacramento this week doing something seldom done around the state Capitol by members of Congress: pressing the flesh. Garcia huddled with Newsom, Speaker Robert Rivas, Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins and incoming Pro Tem Mike McGuire.
CNN — While House Democrats are confident they can defend President Joe Biden against a potential impeachment inquiry, many wish for a clearer strategy against GOP allegations on a known sensitive topic in the West Wing: Hunter Biden.
El demócrata Robert García llegó a Estados Unidos siendo un niño, se crio en el sur de California, obtuvo la ciudadanía, fue maestros universitario y alcalde de Long Beach. Ahora es representante por el Distrito 42 de California, siendo el primer inmigrante LGBTQ en el Congreso. El congresista habla, entre otras cosas, sobre sus principales retos en el cargo y el ambiente en Washington DC a poco más de un año de las elecciones presidenciales.
When a chant slamming President Biden spread from a NASCAR race to T-shirts and bumper stickers across red America two years ago, the White House pulled off perhaps its savviest messaging feat to date. Biden aides and allies repackaged the “Let’s Go Brandon” insult and morphed it into “Dark Brandon,” a celebratory meme casting Mr. Biden as some sort of omnipotent mastermind.