Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) handily won his party's internal vote to succeed the late Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, besting fellow Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) by a vote of 150 to 63. Lynch had been serving as the interim top Democrat on the Committee after Connolly stepped away from the post amid his battle with cancer.
The Oversight Committee holds significant investigatory authority over PBM abuses; the committee held a scathing hearing in July 2024 in which members of both sides of the aisle excoriated the CEOs of the big three PBMs over their practices. Garcia is the Democratic Caucus Leadership Representative and also serves on the committees on Homeland Security and Transportation and Infrastructure. NCPA congratulates Garcia and we look forward to continuing to work with all members of the Oversight Committee as Congress keeps up the pressure on PBMs.
