Rep. Garcia attends a press conference on The Maximum Pressure Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25) signed on as an original co-sponsor of the Maximum Pressure Act, which would restore the successful maximum pressure strategy employed by the Trump Administration. This bill comes at the same time as the Biden administration and congressional Democrats are planning to ge... Read more »
Click here or on the image above to watch the full interview WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25) appeared on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom and spoke to Dana Perino about the national security implications of cutting the U.S. budget for the Department of Defense. The interview comes after President Biden released his proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2022, which includes... Read more »
Click here or on the image above to watch the full video. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25) urged the Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg against funding or supporting California’s High-Speed Rail during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) hearing on DOT’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget request. “My h... Read more »
Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25) released the following statement after joined the Bipartisan State and Local Tax (SALT) Caucus as a Founding Member. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25) sent a letter along with House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, and eight other California Republican lawmakers to California Governor Gavin Newsom urging him to do right by California’s small business owners and swiftly provide comprehensive relief legislation that would provide full state tax deductibility for business owners that used the P... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25) urged Congress to take action against the opioid epidemic and cosponsored the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues (SOFA) Act that would make the entire fentanyl-related substances category to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act permanent and add five fentanyl analogs. On February 6, 2018, the Drug Enforcement Administration ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25) released a statement honoring the life, service, and sacrifice of Capitol Police Officer William ‘Billy’ Evans who died in the line of duty on April 2, 2021. “Officer Evans died a hero and he will be remembered as such,” said Garcia. “Officer Evans dutifully served his country for 18 years in the Capitol Police. Officer Evans's actions o... Read more »
Today, Representative Mike Garcia (R-CA) introduced the bipartisan Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate. The bill would give military spouses with valid professional licenses in one state, reciprocity in another state where their spouse is stationed on military orders. “Military families have enough things to worr... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25) joined a bipartisan group of 185 lawmakers, including House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mike Bost, in sending a letter to President Joe Biden and the Director of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) urging swift action to address the growing backlog of veterans claims. As of March 8th, there was a backlog ... Read more »
Mike Garcia Cosponsors Bill to Protect Family-Owned Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25) released a statement after he co-sponsored the Death Tax Repeal Act. This bill would provide certainty and relief to any family-owned businesses, farms, and ranches from being hit by the hefty tax that occurs if a loved one dies. “Californians are already taxed excessively and the la... Read more »
