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October 6, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court declined to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s petition to overturn her sex trafficking conviction and 20-year prison sentence.

“The Supreme Court has correctly rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s latest attempt to escape justice. And it’s outrageous that President Trump and the Department of Justice have moved Ghislaine Maxwell to a less restrictive facility with no explanation.

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October 3, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson cancelled session next week, prolonging the ongoing Republican shutdown and preventing Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva from being sworn into Congress. Grijalva would be the final signature on the discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
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Issues: Congress

October 3, 2025
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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October 2, 2025

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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Issues: Administration

September 26, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, introduced the bipartisan Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act.

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September 26, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Today, Democrats on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released partial records from the third batch of documents produced by the Jeffrey Epstein Estate, which includes phone message logs, copies of flight logs and manifests for aircrafts, copies of financial ledgers, and Epstein’s daily schedule.

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September 24, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Maxwell Frost, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, demanded answers from Chairman and CEO of Nexstar Perry Sook after the company’s refusal to air Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Nexstar-owned ABC affiliate stations, despite ABC’s decision to bring the show back on air. This letter is a continuation of the lawmakers’ investigation into apparent efforts to censor dissenting voices and opposition to the President of the United States.
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September 23, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Acting Inspector General Michelle L.

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