The comic book will be present along with other meaningful mementos.
“I came to America at the age of five as a Spanish-speaker,“Garcia told PEOPLE.
“Superman is the first comic I read as a kid,” Garcia said.
“Superman is the first comic I read as a kid,” Rep.-Elect Robert Garcia said. “He was an immigrant from another planet who was raised to believe in truth and justice—and those are things I value.".Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images; Robert Garcia/Twitter
So, definitely, there’s a personal connection there.”
Luckily, the Library of Congress had one just sitting around for Garcia to borrow for his special day.
“Not having them here is difficult,” Garcia said.
“My mom immigrated here.
To go from immigrant to seeing her son sworn in to Congress would be a huge deal.
