Rep. Robert Garcia on Being the First LGBTQ Immigrant Elected to Congress

Representative Robert Garcia made history two years ago by becoming the first LGBT immigrant elected to Congress, where he represents Long Beach. Garcia has quickly established himself as a rising star, and the self-described comic book nerd seems to relish taking on hard-right representatives like Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia. Scott talks with Garcia at NPR headquarters in Washington D.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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