Social Justice

Mandela showed us that truth and reconciliation can avoid bloodshed and that oppression can be overcome by a strong moral compass.

Reviewing the many horror stories from cruise ships in recent years, it is clear that proper oversight of the industry and consumer protections for passengers are desperately lacking. With this legislation, our goal is to prevent dream vacations from turning into nightmares.

During the district work period this week, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA) engaged in a whirlwind tour across the 3rd Congressional District.

University of California at Davis will lead the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Genomics to Improve poultry. They are one of ten research centers selected to develop a method for producing more food in an environmentally sensitive manner.

The claims backlog at the Department of Veterans Affairs is a national disgrace. Today, the House took necessary steps to bring us closer to giving America’s veterans the prompt services they deserve.

We can stop this madness and prevent another crisis in the future, but it’s going to take the House Republican leadership to once and for all stop catering to what the Wall Street Journal has labeled the Kamikaze Caucus. It means they’ll have to fear the lasting damage they’re doing to our economy more than they fear radical Members and outside groups. It means they’ll have to start listening to the vast majority of Republicans who don’t want to careen from crisis to crisis.

Congressman Garamendi denounces piecemeal budgeting and calls on Speaker Boehner and the tea party faction in Congress to let us vote to reopen the government.

Congressman Garamendi helps introduce a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the House of Representative that includes bipartisan ideas. He urges leadership in the House to allow a vote on the bill to fix America's immigration system.