Education
Information regarding my stance on Education issues.
VALLEJO, CA – Today, Congressman Garamendi honored four students from the 8th Congressional District whom he nominated and have been accepted into one of the nation's military service academies including the Army’s West Point, the Merchant Mariner Academy, the Air Force Academy, and the Naval Academy.
VALLEJO, CA—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) announced the winners of this year’s Congressional High School Art Competition at a ceremony in Vallejo.
WASHINGTON DC – Last week, Congressman John Garamendi joined, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) and nearly 50 House Democrats calling on Education Secretary Linda McMahon to immediately reverse the Department of Education’s decision to resume charging interest for nearly 8 million borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, beginning August 1. The abrupt policy change threatens to saddle working families with over $27 billion in unnecessary interest charges in just 12 months.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) joined, Rep and thirteen members of the House and Senate in sending a letter to Harvard President, Dr. Alan M. Garber, cautioning that any settlement made with the Trump administration may warrant rigorous Congressional oversight and inquiry.
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08), along with Representative Norma Torres (CA-35), and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) and the entire California Democratic Congressional Delegation secured the release of nearly $7 billion, congressionally-appropriated funding for K-12 schools and adult education. The funds included $928 million owed to California public schools.
Vallejo, CA— Last week, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) announced the winners of this year's Congressional High School Art Competition at a ceremony in Vallejo.
The grand prize winner was Lucida Chen of Wang Qi Art Studio with her piece, "Hope” Lucida’s work will be displayed at the U.S. Capitol for a year in a gallery featuring winners from Congressional Districts throughout the country.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) and U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) led 16 of their colleagues in introducing the Impact Aid Infrastructure Partnership Act, which will provide $1 billion over four years for Impact Aid Construction Grants to address the significant backlog of facility needs at federally impacted schools. In addition to Representative Garamendi, the bill was co-sponsored by Representative Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23). This legislation was first introduced in the Senate by Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI)