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Congressman Garcia Asks NASA To Fund Mars Sample Return Program

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Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita,  and his Congressional allies called on NASA to fully fund the Mars Sample Return Program. In a bipartisan letter to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Representatives Garcia, Judy Chu (CA-28), Adam Schiff (CA-30), and 20 other co-signers urged Nelson to fully fund the Mars Sample Return Program. “The bicameral and bipartisan consensus of Congress is to ...

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Garcia Introduces Bill To Improve Election Integrity, Security

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Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, introduced H.R. 5189, the Voter Integrity and Defense Act. This legislation would improve the integrity and security of our elections by encouraging states to implement common-sense voter ID laws. “Less than half of the American people have confidence that our elections reflect their will,” Garcia said. “And nearly 80 percent of Americans across both political ...

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Garcia Urges White House To Reverse JPL Budget Changes

Tuesday, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California laid off more than 500 employees after the White House reprogrammed NASA’s budget. Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, is urging the White House to reverse this misguided decision to move forward with funding cuts to the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission. “This premature, unprecedented decision needs to be reversed,” Garcia said. “The ...

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Congressman Garcia Cosponsors Legislation To Charge Fentanyl Dealers With Murder

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Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, cosponsored H.R. 6671, Alexandra’s Law, which would significantly increase penalties for drug dealers of lethal fentanyl.  This legislation would require convicted fentanyl dealers to sign a sworn statement acknowledging that fentanyl is fatal and they could face murder charges if they deal again and it results in a death, according to Garcia.  The bill would ...

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Congressman Garcia Joins Bipartisan Call For President Biden To Re-Freeze Funds Released To Iran 

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Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, joined nearly 100 of his colleagues in a bipartisan letter to President Biden urging him to take specific actions that would prevent Iran from accessing billions of dollars to further subsidize the horrific Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel.  In the letter, the members expressed concerns over the Iranian regime’s continued support for terrorist groups, including ...

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Bipartisan Bill To Improve Wildfire Forecasting Passed Through Science Committee

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On Thursday, Congressman Mike Garcia’s, R-Santa Clarita, Fire Weather Development Act passed through the Committee on Science, Space and Technology on a bipartisan basis.  “This bill will strengthen our nation’s fire weather capabilities across the board,” said Garcia. “The human-to-wildland interface is growing, especially in North L.A. suburbs such as the ones in CA-27. It’s critical that we invest in ...

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Congressman Garcia Discusses Highest Pay Raise For Soldiers

Congressman Mike Garcia (R-Santa Clarita) joined Trey Gowdy on “Sunday Night in America ” to discuss the Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act and the highest pay raise for soldiers in history.  The interview premiered on Fox News’s Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy where Garcia discussed the biggest pay raise in history for junior enlisted troops.  “This pay raise ...

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Garcia Announces 2023 Congressional Art Competition Winner 

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, announced Friday that a junior at Saugus High School, has been selected as the winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for California’s 27th District. Emily Kai’s drawing, “All for US,” was selected by a panel of independent judges and are set to be sent to Washington, D.C. where it will hang in the halls ...

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Garcia Introduces The RAISE Minimum Base Pay Act

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Congressman Mike Garcia R-Santa Clarita, introduced the Raising Annual Income of Servicemembers by Enhancing (RAISE) Minimum Base Pay Act.  RAISE would provide junior enlisted servicemembers a much-needed pay raise to a minimum of the equivalent of $15 an hour, or $31,200 per year, according to Garcia. “Some 23,000 servicemembers, many of whom also provide for their families, rely on food ...

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Garcia Introduces Bills To Secure Schools, Protect Students

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Congressman Mike Garcia R-Santa Clarita introduced two pieces of legislation, the Safe Schools Act and the Strengthening School Security for Students Act, to the U.S. House of Representatives to secure our schools and protect students from mass shootings and other violent acts. The Safe Schools Act would allow unspent COVID-19 relief dollars that were already allocated to schools through the ...

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