Press Releases

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.

Subcommittees

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.

Subcommittees

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

Press Release

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.

Subcommittees

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

Press Release

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.

Subcommittees

119th Congress

Issues: Administration Department of Justice Ethics and Transparency

Ranking Member Robert Garcia and Senator Blumenthal Introduce FALCON Act to Strengthen Watchdog Oversight and Accountability

October 21, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations, Rep. Bobby Scott, Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Senator Richard Blumenthal, Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee Committee on Investigations, introduced the Fast Action for Lawful Compliance with Oversight Needs (FALCON) Act, a bicameral effort to reinforce the independence and authority of Inspectors General (IGs) across the federal government. This comes following efforts by President Trump to fire or demote 21 IGs across 22 offices since the beginning of his second term, agency efforts to interfere in the independence of federal IGs, and the more recent attacks by his Administration to illegally withhold funding from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, stifling oversight across the federal government.

Subcommittees

119th Congress

Issues: Ethics and Transparency Federal Workforce

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.

Subcommittees

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

Press Release

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.

Subcommittees

119th Congress

Issues: Administration Immigration and Border Issues

Oversight Democrats’ Statement On Public Release of Epstein Prosecutor and Former Trump Labor Secretary Alex Acosta Interview Transcript

October 17, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. — Today, a spokesperson for the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued a statement on the public release of the Oversight Committee’s closed-door interview with former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and Trump Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta, who oversaw a generous plea deal that allowed Epstein to continue his criminal activity in 2008.

Subcommittees

119th Congress

Issues: Congress

Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement on Prince Andrew Giving Up Royal Title Amid Oversight Committee’s Ongoing Epstein Investigation

October 17, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after Britain’s Prince Andrew said he will give up his royal titles following accusations of his involvement with sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Subcommittees

119th Congress

Issues: Ethics and Transparency

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.

Subcommittees

119th Congress

Issues: Administration Criminal Justice Department of Justice