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Mike Garcia Fights to Protect California Small Business Owners

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25) joined Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), Representative Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), and the rest of the California Republican Delegation in sending a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) regarding the current state-of-play surrounding the implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and AB 80. There are…

Mike Garcia Votes to Extend PPP Application Deadline

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tuesday, Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25) voted in favor of H.R. 1799, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Extension Act of 2021. There are still hundreds of billions of funds left in the PPP and this bill would extend the PPP loan application deadline from March 31, 2021, to May 31, 2021. The extension will allow more small businesses to get the targeted relief…

The Science Says Open Schools

| Posted in Op-Eds

While everyone was impacted in different ways by this deadly pandemic, students, teachers and parents quickly found themselves confronting bigger issues when it came to virtual learning. As a result of these lockdowns, many students fell behind in school and it also took a toll on many students’ mental health.

Mike Garcia, Republican Appropriators Request Report on COVID-19 Funds

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Representative Mike Garcia (R-CA), House Committee on Appropriations Republican Leader Kay Granger (R-TX), and fellow Republican Appropriators sent a letter to the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requesting they release the details on all COVID-19 relief funds appropriated by Congress, including unobligated and unspent funds. “We are committed to continuing…