Congressman Mike Garcia (R-Santa Clarita) and Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced the bicameral Sgt. Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act on Friday to make the murder of a law enforcement officer a federal crime. The Sgt. Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act would make the murder of a state or local law enforcement officer a federal crime punishable by life ...

During a House Intelligence Committee hearing on global threats Thursday, Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, delivered a line of questioning to leaders in the Intelligence Community regarding the smuggling of fentanyl and other lethal narcotics into the United States through the open southern border. The line of questioning comes as Garcia’s area of representation, (CA-27) has the highest amount of ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, issued the following statement after Chairwoman Kay Granger announced that Garcia will serve on the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittees on: Defense; Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS); and Energy and Water Development (E&W). “It’s an honor to have been selected to serve on three important subcommittees on the House Appropriations Committee. Having previously served on the ...

Representative Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita,  along with Young Kim, Julia Brownley and Judy Chu introduced the bipartisan Fire Information and Reaction Enhancement (FIRE) Act with the hopes of improving wildfire detection. The bill would enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop technology that improves the prediction of wildfire intensification, the forecast of smoke dispersion, information dissemination and ...

On Tuesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced that Congressman Mike Garcia, (R-Santa Clarita) is expected to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the 118th Congress. “It is a true honor to have been selected to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. In a world where our national security is challenged every day, this ...

Santa Clarita representatives on the local, state and national levels commented on the Monterey Park Shooting on Saturday. Representatives for Santa Clarita gave their condolences and offered solutions in the aftermath of a mass shooting at a ballroom dance studio that left 11 dead and 10 others wounded in Monterey Park, a city east of Los Angeles, Saturday night. The ...

Host: Pastor Jerry Cook Guests: Congressman Mike Garcia Topic: Congressman Mike Garcia Discusses The House Vote And Joe Biden’s Classified Documents Politics & The Pulpit – Congressman Mike Garcia Discusses The House Vote And Joe Biden’s Classified Documents – January 11, 2023 On this episode of Politics & The Pulpit, our host Pastor Jerry Cook from Freedoms Way Baptist Church ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita,  started the 118th Congress by introducing three bills to the U.S. House of Representatives. The three bills introduced by Garcia include: The Inflation Prevention Act; the State and Local Tax (SALT) Fairness Act; the Prioritizing Troops Over Tax Collectors Act. These bills do the following: Inflation Prevention Act: This bill would provide Congress with a ...

Representative Mike Garcia (R-Santa Clarita) released a statement on the election of  Kevin McCarthy as U.S. House of Representatives speaker Saturday. In the statement on McCarthy’s election released Saturday, Garcia commented on the democratic process. “After many discussions and compromises on rules (many of which will make the House better), I’m glad that consensus was established and that we have ...

The following letter is written by Representative Mike Garcia (R-CA) from the perspective of an active duty servicemember, voicing his frustration with Department of Defense (DoD) leadership and poor quality of life for our military personnel in the armed forces: My Formal Resignation Letter A letter by Rep. Mike Garcia detailing the hardships placed on servicemembers due to low quality ...