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Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell that the Department of Justice “can’t be trusted” after the Oversight Committee’s Republican Chairman Rep. James Comer announced that the Justice Department will now begin turning over the Epstein Files on Friday instead of the August 19 deadline.
As the former Mayor of Long Beach, and now in Congress, I have always fought to protect our communities, stand up for what’s right, and make government work for people.
As the newly elected top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, I’m helping lead the fight to hold our government accountable and make sure it delivers for folks across this country and back here at home.
The top Democrat on a House committee is demanding that Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins account for discrepancies between her public statements about wildland firefighter staffing and a ProPublica report showing there were thousands of vacancies in the Forest Service’s firefighting workforce as peak wildfire season approached.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement on the passing of Samuel “Skip” Keesal.
“Skip Keesal was a force, a friend, and a devoted leader in our community who helped shape the country, our state, and the City of Long Beach.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement on Israel and Palestine.
The House Oversight Committee is made for viral moments. It deals with some of the testiest issues on Capitol Hill, and many of the dramatic confrontations that make the rounds on social media are from the committee. It once again thrust itself into the spotlight after one of its subcommittees voted to subpoena the Justice Department’s files on Jeffrey Epstein, going further on the case than Republican leadership seemed willing to go.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement on the proposed ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand.
"Long Beach has one of the largest Cambodian populations in the U.S., said Congressman Garcia. "I joined our community to support a ceasefire of hostilities between Cambodia and Thailand. Hundreds of thousands have been displaced and many have lost their lives. We must have peace."
Congressman Robert Garcia, D-Calif., made a splash this week when he helped secure enough votes in a House Oversight subcommittee meeting to subpoena the Justice Department for its files on Jeffrey Epstein.
This weekend, Garcia is planning a different form of “oversight.”
A day after the bombshell report in the Wall Street Journal saying President Donald Trump was informed in May that his name appears in the Epstein files, Congressman Robert Garcia made an appearance in Long Beach, explaining why he's demanding the files be released.
"If you harmed and abused children, minors, young women, then you need to be held accountable for your crimes, and the oversight committee is ready to do just that," he said.