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March 6, 2017
SACRAMENTO -- The wet winter has made it difficult for many valley farmers to harvest all their crops. Flooded fields have cause many fruits, nuts and vegetables to rot under water, while mud has made it difficult to reach those crops that have survived.

March 6, 2017

To find the comprehensive weekly update, please visit https://garamendi.house.gov/legislative-work/weekly-update.


March 3, 2017
Over the course of five meetings on March 3rd, Congressman John Garamendi met with a number of local leaders and farmers focused on the Oroville Dam spillway crisis, its impact on farmers, job training programs, and affordable housing.

March 3, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Northern California Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and John Garamendi (D-CA) announced the introduction of H.R. 1269, which will accelerate the federal review of Sites Reservoir and better position the project for funding under Proposition 1, the voter-approved California water bond designed to make the state’s water systems more resilient.


February 15, 2017
Congressman John Garamendi joins Kate Snow on MSNBC to talk about the latest from Oroville, and give his thoughts on Puzder's withdrawal as Labor Secretary nominee.

February 15, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Davis, Fairfield, Yuba City) issued the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved Governor Jerry Brown’s request for an Emergency Disaster Declaration in response to the Oroville Dam spillway situation and a Major Disaster Declaration as a result of the January storms:


January 10, 2017
News last week from the nation's capital could impact water supply throughout the state of California.

January 5, 2017

“This is an outrageous attempt by the Secretary of the Interior to direct a scientific outcome. It’s unconscionable. I would have expected this from the Trump Administration, not the Obama Administration.


December 8, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, Davis, Yuba City), who represents over 200 miles of the Sacramento River and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in the 3rd Congressional District, released the following statement on the passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA):