Robert Garcia seeks answers from Reflecting Pool contractors over ‘disastrous’ renovation

Published June 24, 2026 11:52am ET | Updated June 25, 2026 5:10pm ET



The top Democrat on the House oversight committee is seeking answers from the two contractors that renovated the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has caught national media attention in recent days.

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) sent scathing letters to Green Water Solutions and Atlantic Industrial Coatings on Wednesday, demanding to know how the firms received no-bid contracts from the National Park Service for the “disastrous” renovation, according to a press release.

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