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LONG BEACH, CA – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement on the passing of Bob Foster, the former Mayor of Long Beach.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Robert Garcia and his team faced a monumental task on Nov. 5: Sift through more than 20,000 documents obtained from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein in search for something that would shed more light into President Trump’s relationship with the now-deceased convicted sex offender.
After six tedious days combing through the records, Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and four staff members identified three emails that would go on to ignite a political firestorm.
There was the U.S. citizen who said she no longer feels safe after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer slammed her to the ground in downtown Los Angeles and later accused her of assault — a case prosecutors dismissed soon after.
The Long Beach mayor, who said immigration agents have seized more than 50 residents off the city’s streets — including 11 in a single afternoon Thursday, among them a gardener tackled inside Polly’s Pies restaurant.
Southern California is home to some of the most beautiful and thriving coastlines on Earth. Los Angeles and Orange County beaches are an iconic part of our culture, our economy, and they belong to all of us. Generations of Californians have fought to protect and preserve our coast.
Two lawmakers on Monday have reintroduced a bill that would require the State Department to promote LGBTQ rights abroad.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) reintroduced the International Human Rights Defense Act (IHRDA) following the Supreme Court’s rejection of a challenge to the constitutional right to same-sex marriage. This bill would direct the State Department to monitor and respond to violence against LGBTQ+ people worldwide, while creating a comprehensive plan to combat discrimination, criminalization, and hate-motivated attacks against LGBTQ+ communities.
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-California), has requested that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, King Charles III’s younger brother, appear before Congress for a transcribed interview about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia released the following statement after Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that she would forgo running for re-election for her congressional seat in 2026.
“Nancy Pelosi will be remembered as the most effective and historic Speaker in American history.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Office of Congressman Robert Garcia released the following statement following the United States Capitol Police’s arrest of an individual who made credible threats against the Congressman in Washington D.C.:
LOGGING ON — When progressives need primetime content, they go to one place: the House Oversight Committee.
Since Robert Garcia’s elevation to the top Democratic spot on the committee this summer, he’s been feeding the content mill for those on the left ready to #resist Trump’s second term — and rev up voters ahead of the 2026 midterms.