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Ranking Members Garcia, Raskin Launch Investigation Into Trump’s “Blatantly Illegal” Plan to Steal $230 Million from U.S. Taxpayers
October 23, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (October 23, 2025)—Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep.

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119th Congress
Issues: Administration Department of Justice Ethics and Transparency
Ranking Members Robert Garcia, Jared Huffman, Rep. Ansari Demand Transparency on White House Ballroom Construction During Shutdown
October 23, 2025
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Natural Resources, and Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) demanded answers from President Donald J. Trump regarding the reported construction of a new $250 million ballroom at the White House complex during the ongoing government shutdown.

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119th Congress
Issues: Administration
Oversight Democrats’ Statement on New Tool to Document ICE Misconduct Across the Country as 170 American Citizens Illegally Detained by DHS
October 22, 2025
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Today, a spokesperson for Oversight Democrats released the following statement on their investigation into the Department of Homeland Security after reports that at least 170 U.S. citizens have been unlawfully detained by the agency.
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119th Congress
Issues: Administration Immigration and Border Issues
Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Immediate Release of Epstein Files Following Explosive Memoir from Survivor Virginia Giuffre
October 22, 2025
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Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, demanded Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice (DOJ) immediately turn over all Epstein-related files and end her refusal to comply with the Committee’s months-old congressional subpoena.

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119th Congress
Issues: Administration Department of Justice Ethics and Transparency
Democratic Committee Leaders Condemn Trump Administration’s Illegal Mass Firings of Federal Workers During Shutdown
October 21, 2025
Press Release
Washington, D.C. — Today, 21 Democratic Ranking Members of House Committees, led by Ranking Member Robert Garcia of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director – and Project 2025 Architect – Russell Vought demanding an immediate end to the Trump Administration’s unlawful reductions in force (RIFs) being carried out during the ongoing government shutdown. The letter follows a recent federal court ruling which temporarily blocked the mass terminations and raised serious legal concerns about their motivation and execution.
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119th Congress
Issues: Administration Federal Workforce
Ranking Member Robert Garcia Launches Investigation Into DHS with Sen. Blumenthal, Joins LA Mayor Karen Bass to Demand Accountability for Unlawful Detentions of U.S. Citizens and Immigrants by Federal Agents
October 20, 2025
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Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Richard Blumenthal, Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee Committee on Investigations, wrote to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding information and records from the agency following widespread reports of wrongful detentions of U.S. citizens by agents at the Department of Homeland Security. Reports document citizens being held for extended periods, being denied access to counsel, and other civil rights violations.
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119th Congress
Issues: Administration Immigration and Border Issues
Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Pam Bondi Stop the White House Epstein Cover-Up; Explain Maxwell Prison Transfer
October 16, 2025
Press Release

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, demanded Attorney General Pam Bondi end her efforts to obstruct the Committee’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and cease the White House cover-up of Epstein’s connections to wealthy and powerful individuals. 

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119th Congress
Issues: Administration Criminal Justice Department of Justice
Ranking Members Robert Garcia, Jamie Raskin Slam OMB Director Russell Vought and Trump Administration for Defunding Independent Watchdog Websites to Cover-Up Corruption
October 10, 2025
Press Release
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, demanded that Office of Management and Budget Director and Project 2025 Architect Russell Vought stop illegally withholding congressionally-approved funding for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), an independent oversight body created by Congress. Vought’s unlawful actions have shut down websites for dozens of Inspectors General (IGs) that publish hotline numbers where whistleblowers can submit complaints of waste, fraud, and abuse and make reports detailing corruption available to the public. The funds at issue are not affected by the lapse in federal funding, yet Trump and Vought are deliberately using the Republican Shutdown as an excuse to cover up waste, fraud, and corruption and silence whistleblowers.
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119th Congress
Issues: Administration Federal Workforce
Ranking Member Robert Garcia, Full Slate of Oversight Committee Democrats, Launch Investigation Into All Major Federal Agencies As They Plan to Illegally Lay Off Thousands of Federal Workers During Republican Government Shutdown
October 3, 2025
Press Release
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led all 20 Committee Democrats in launching an investigation into the government’s 24 major federal agencies regarding the Trump Administration’s threats to launch illegal mass firings at federal agencies during the current government shutdown. New reductions in force (RIFs) during the shutdown would violate both the law and federal regulations. Targeted agencies touch every aspect of Americans’ lives, from health care to education to national security, and massive layoffs could permanently cripple federal services. An illegal reduction in force during the ongoing shutdown would also be devastating for thousands of federal workers across the country.
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119th Congress
Issues: Administration DOGE Federal Workforce
Ranking Member Robert Garcia Calls on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to Testify on Major Epstein Revelations
October 2, 2025
Press Release

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Howard Lutnick, Secretary of the Department of Commerce, urging Secretary Lutnick to sit before the Oversight Committee to testify about his knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein and his crimes.

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119th Congress
Issues: Administration
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