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Washington, D.C. (March 21, 2024)—Below is Ranking Member Robert Garcia’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing entitled “Accountable Assistance: Reviewing Controls to Prevent Mismanagement of Foreign Aid.”
Washington, D.C. (January 11, 2024)—Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs, led Democrats in examining the Biden Administration's investments in national security and highlighting Republicans' lack of concern for real national security threats demonstrated by holding repeated hearings falsely claiming that diversity and inclusion efforts harm military readiness.
Washington, D.C. (January 4, 2024)—Today, Rep.
Washington, D.C. (October 19, 2023)—Rep.
Washington, D.C. (July 13, 2023)—Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, led Subcommittee Democrats in holding the Department of Defense (DOD) accountable for its repeated failures to achieve a clean financial audit.
Washington, D.C. (July 13, 2023)—Below is Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's joint Subcommittee hearing examining the financial management practices of the Department of Defense.
Washington, D.C. (April 20, 2023)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, led Committee Democrats in demanding that Committee Republicans conduct serious, fact-based oversight of the 20-year war in Afghanistan by examining the panoply of events that contributed to the collapse of the Afghan government and its security forces across four presidential administrations, including under former President Trump.
Washington, D.C. (March 29, 2023)—Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs, led Democrats in addressing the serious challenges affecting our nation's military readiness, including recruitment, representation, and modernization.