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The Signal: Garcia bill to support military families gets Democratic co-sponsor

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The Signal: Garcia bill to support military families gets Democratic co-sponsor by. Kev Kurdoghlian Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, recently became the first member of Congress to co-sponsor H.R. 2650, a bill introduced in April by Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita.  The proposed legislation would “give military spouses with valid professional licenses in one state,…

The Signal: Garcia introduces bill to remove employment barriers for military families

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The Signal: Garcia introduces bill to remove employment barriers for military families By. Kev Kurdoghlian Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, introduced legislation Tuesday that would give military spouses with valid professional licenses in one state reciprocity in another state where their spouse is stationed on military orders.  The reciprocity would allow a military…

Mike Garcia Calls on Newsom to do Right by California Small Business Owners

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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…

Mike Garcia Cosponsors Bill to Protect Family-Owned Businesses

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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…

The Signal: Garcia tours Six Flags amid reopening

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The Signal: Garcia tours Six Flags amid reopening By. Emily Alvarenga Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, toured Six Flags Magic Mountain, one of the area’s largest private employers, on Monday as it reopens to the general public. The park was closed for more than a year due to the pandemic, and theme park officials agreed its reopening was long awaited. “I think the biggest…

Antelope Valley Press: Secretary of US Air Force tours Plant 42

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Read the full article here. The Secretary of the United States Air Force visited the Aerospace Valley and toured Air Force Plant 42 on Friday in Palmdale. Secretary John Roth was accompanied on the tour by Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, who serves on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, which oversees the nation’s aeronautical and civil aviation research and…

Mike Garcia Cosponsors Bill to Secure American Leadership in Science and Technology, Grow Economy

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25) signed on as an original co-sponsor of the Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act (SALSTA). The bill would create a long-term strategy for investment in basic research and infrastructure to protect both the economic and national security of the United States. SALSTA would double funding for basic research…

The Signal: Garcia emphasizes national security at Santa Clarita town hall

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The Signal: Garcia emphasizes national security at Santa Clarita town hall By. Kev Kurdoghlian  Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, discussed his legislative priorities Monday during a telephone town hall meeting for the Santa Clarita Valley.   Garcia spent a bulk of the one-hour town hall updating the community on his efforts to “ensure our nation’s security” through…