Rep. Robert Garcia Explains Why He Praised Beyoncé on House Floor

A newly-elected Congressman went viral for a full-blown presentation he gave on the House floor, praising Beyoncé — and we got to the bottom of what was behind it all.

Our photog ran into Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) on Capitol Hill Wednesday … this after his impassioned speech just hours earlier, where he talked about the end of Black History Month and the start of Women’s History Month … using Queen Bey as the bridge between the two.

Rep. Garcia explained himself perfectly well in his ode to the iconic performer — rightly noting Beyoncé is, well, awesome, but he elaborated a bit more with us … breaking down why exactly he felt she was the perfect person to honor.

Watch … he says Beyoncé achieved that rare feat of being both an entertainer and an activist, which puts her in a different category of celebrity. He also says it’s exactly because of this she’s worthy enough to be called out in a very good way.