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On a warm night in late August at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, six children kick around a soccer ball in the unmarked field as a woman jogs along the sidewalk, a small group of friends sit at one of the picnic tables and a nearby church holds a Spanish service. 

Rep. Robert Garcia, a freshman Democrat from California, has embraced a bunch of titles, including Congress' first openly gay immigrant member and president of his congressional class. One title he's especially proud of is "urbanist," with his emphasis on making cities like his native Long Beach denser, more walkable, and better places to live.

By Rep. Robert Garcia, Guest columnist

As the both the former mayor of Long Beach and the first openly LGBTQ immigrant to serve in Congress, I’m excited and proud to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Long Beach Pride this week.

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) mocked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) call for decorum at a House subcommittee hearing Thursday, pointing to the congresswoman’s 

Congressman Robert Garcia joined MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace to discuss greater transparency on UFOs.

To watch the full interview, click here.

Federal funding to bolster port safety has been designated for both the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.

The Long Beach port will receive $4.3 million, while its Los Angeles neighbor will receive $2 million.

U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Long Beach, announced the POLB award in a Tuesday, July 25, news release.

Three Democratic members of Congress introduced legislation on Tuesday aimed at ushering in gender blindness in U.S. laws. 

Some lawmakers want to change the masculine default in government documents. Reps. Summer Lee, Ayanna Pressley and Robert Garcia are introducing legislation that would replace masculine generics with gender-neutral language in the U.S. legal code. News of the legislation was first exclusively shared with The 19th.