Mike Garcia, former Navy fighter pilot and Republican Congressional Candidate for CA-25 released the following statement:
“As a former Navy fighter pilot and small business owner I understand first-hand the struggles that our local workers, businesses, veterans and seniors are experiencing. I also understand that ‘speed is life’ and this is absolutely true in getting the much needed aid into the hands of the workers and businesses as soon as possible. Business owners need to take all actions necessary to keep their employees on the books until the relief arrives.
“The passage of the CARES Act is a reminder that our nation will always rise to any occasion when it comes to protecting the health, safety and welfare of our people and I am pleased Congress was able to finally get this done. We will survive and we will get stronger.
“I am, however, disappointed by Speaker Pelosi’s delays and insisting that millions of dollars be earmarked for many of her left-wing agenda items, money that could be better used for Corona relief efforts.”
Mike Garcia believes in a strong national defense and is a pro-business, pro-taxpayer, political outsider with nearly 20 years of service to this country as one of the first Super Hornet strike fighter pilots in the Navy and is a highly decorated US Naval Officer. Garcia is a first-generation American whose father immigrated to the US in 1959 and has lived in the 25th district for nearly all of his life. Garcia lives in Santa Clarita with his wife and two sons. He was named to the National Republican Congressional Committee’s Young Guns program as one of the top GOP candidates in the country.The 25th district encompasses the cities of Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, Palmdale, Lancaster and the northern part of the San Fernando Valley. The median income is $76,866 and the ethnic breakdown is 45.8% White, 8% Black, 7.7% Asian and 35.3% Hispanic.
