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House Democrats on the Oversight Committee are calling for an urgent briefing with staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), demanding answers over recent moves that have taken place among the agency's vaccine advisory panel, ABC News can exclusively report.
U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia and U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla reintroduced the Clean Shipping Act on Thursday, July 10, setting a path to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from large ships doing business in the U.S. by 2050.
Garcia, D-Long Beach, first introduced the Clean Shipping Act alongside Padilla in 2023 but it failed to pass.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) reintroduced the Clean Shipping Act. This bill establishes a path to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from large ships that come to U.S. ports, protecting the health of port communities and addressing the environmental and climate impacts of shipping pollution. Specifically, the bill would mandate that by 2050, ships must cut all greenhouse gas pollution, and by 2035, they must emit zero emissions while parked at ports.
- Garcia was the youngest, first openly gay and first Latino mayor of Long Beach, before being elected to Congress in 2022.
- He has the same kind of energy and confidence that propelled upstart Zohran Mamdani to victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary.
WASHINGTON — As National Gun Violence Awareness Month winds down, Democrats are reintroducing a bill to restrict the bulk sale of ammunition, Spectrum News has learned.
The bill, named the Ammunition Modernization and Monitoring Oversight, or AMMO, Act, would require businesses that sell ammunition to conduct background checks on buyers, ultimately requiring such businesses to obtain the same federal license as gun dealers.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reintroduced the “Ammunition Modernization and Monitoring Oversight (AMMO) Act.” The bill would restrict bulk sales of ammunition by requiring businesses to conduct background checks on buyers and would require businesses who sell ammunition to obtain the same federal license as gun dealers.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement after House Democrats selected him to serve as Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee. He was elected by a vote of 150-63.
House Democrats on Tuesday chose Representative Robert Garcia of California to lead their party on the Oversight Committee, elevating a less experienced member over an older and more seasoned one to a key post as younger Democrats seek more influence over their party’s future.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) joins Alex Witt to react to the freeing of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, Vice President Vance’s visit to Los Angeles, new DHS guidance for congressional visits to ICE facilities, cuts to Medicaid, and more.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement after the Trump Administration ordered the dismantling of the Long Beach Job Corps program, which provides education, vocational training, job placement, and wraparound support services to hundreds of people in our community. Long Beach hosts one of seven Job Corps sites in California.