Foreign Policy

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure and Armed Services Committees, issued the following statement on the 106th anniversary of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920- popularly known as the Jones Act:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Iran War Powers Resolution:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined Rep. Joaquin Castro and 29 House Democrats in demanding the U.S. Department of State hold Israel to the same standard as other countries and provide transparency on Israel's nuclear capabilities, ending decades-long ambiguity. This request, amid the ongoing Iran War, would fulfill Congress’ constitutional responsibility to be fully informed about the nuclear balance in the Middle East and pave the way for coherent nonproliferation policy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) released the following statement after voting NO on a five-year extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA):

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) joined Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), along with 22 Members, in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche urging the U.S. government to conduct a thorough, credible, and independent investigation into the killing of Khamis Ayyad, a U.S. citizen who was killed during Israeli settler raids in the West Bank last summer.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined Wesley Bell (D-MO), Joe Courtney (D-CT), and eight other House Armed Services Democrats to write a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressing concern regarding the condition, operational strain, and crew welfare aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group as its deployment approaches its tenth consecutive month at sea.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined all House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Democratic members in sending a letter to HASC Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) asking that a public hearing be immediately convened and the Department of Defense be brought in to testify on President Trump’s war against Iran.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a returned Peace Corps Volunteer, and Congressional Delegate Amata Radewagen (R-American Samoa) co-authored a letter addressed to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs — calling for $479 million to be set aside for the agency’s operations and programs.