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August 22, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement following the Department of Justice’s public release of transcript and audio from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s interview with Ghislaine Maxwell: 

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August 21, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding answers on Corey Lewandowski’s employment at DHS as a Special Government Employee (SGE).

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August 19, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after President Trump’s Department of Justice signaled it would begin production of a limited batch of Epstein files in response to a bipartisan congressional subpoena this Friday. Chairman James Comer’s subpoena called for the files to be given to the Committee today:

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August 18, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after Former Attorney General William Barr sat for a deposition before the bipartisan House Oversight Committee and was questioned regarding his involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

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August 15, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led all 20 Committee Democrats in sending letters to 24 major federal agencies that touch every aspect of Americans’ lives, from health care to education to national security, after multiple offices of inspectors general reported to Committee staff about agency actions that block them from carrying out their watchdog duties.  Reports to the Committee include general vacancies, staffing shortages, and delayed agency responses to investigation requests.  Without adequate resources and information, inspectors general cannot hold the Trump Administration accountable for corruption or misconduct.  In the letter, Committee Democrats stress the importance of nonpartisan, independent inspectors general, underscoring that obstructing inspectors general from carrying out oversight of their respective agencies is a serious violation of federal law and could lead to fraud, waste, and abuse of taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars.
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August 14, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Brooke Rollins, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, demanding answers on drastic cuts to staffing at the U.S. Forest Service, including firefighters, administrative personnel, and others who contribute to disaster preparedness.

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August 11, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after President Trump announced the deployment of 1,000 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.: 

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August 8, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, Rep. Greg Casar, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, demanded answers from U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director Kash Patel regarding the reported use of federal law enforcement resources for purely political purposes.  The lawmakers sent a letter to Bondi and Patel following reports that the FBI had agreed to assist Texas Republicans in finding Texas state legislators who left the state to block Republican efforts to gerrymander the state’s Congressional districts ahead of next year’s mid-term elections.  The Members pressed the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI to clarify whether they are involved in these efforts.  If they are, the Members demanded that DOJ and FBI provide the legal basis and justification for these actions, as well as details about any use of federal taxpayer-funded resources, tools, and systems in this matter.
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August 5, 2025

Washington, D.C.— Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Summer L. Lee, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, issued the following statement after Chairman James Comer issued a subpoena to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release files relating to child sex trafficker and Trump’s longtime friend Jeffrey Epstein. This action was forced after Ranking Member Garcia strategically initiated a vote on the motion to subpoena the files during a subcommittee hearing in July.

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