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Introduced legislation to change the cost of living adjustments for federal government retirement accounts to better reflect costs seniors face such as drug pricing and housing. (H.R. 1251)
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Introduced a bill to rebuild America's domestic shipbuilding and maritime industry with Republican Senator Wicker, by requiring a small percentage of exported crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) be transported on U.S.-built and U.S.-flagged vessels. (H.R. 5893)
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Continued to lead the fight against the disastrous twin tunnels, including fighting back against legislation that would prohibit any lawsuits against the project.
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Helped the City of Fairfield secure a $1.2 million federal grant to buy a modern, zero-emission bus fleet. This will improve air quality and allow for better bus routes throughout the city.
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Authored a bill to allow students to refinance their student loans at a lower rate, much like homeowners do with their mortgage. (H.R. 4001)
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Introduced legislation to award a Congressional Gold Medal, one of the highest honors in the U.S., to Merchant Mariners who sustained our armed forces during WWII. (H.R. 5879)
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Authored a provision in the annual National Defense Authorization Act to authorize $114.7 million to begin the most urgent construction projects necessary to ready Travis for the arrival of the KC-46 mission.
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Helped author a bipartisan provision in the FY18 appropriations bill that funds wildfire-firefighting like other natural disasters such as floods or tornados, allowing the Forest Service to do more preventative for management, like removing the millions of dead trees in California.
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Fought to ensure that a provision in the tax bill that would have significantly harmed agricultural exporters, including growers in his district, was removed from the final tax bill passed by Congress.
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Garamendi, along with Republican Doug LaMalfa, authored legislation to ensure that taxpayer dollars are used to provide our school children with American-grown food, rather than food from China. (H.R. 1241)
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Helped secure permits for critical emergency levee repairs in downtown Yuba City to keep local residents safe. Permits for this project would normally take years to acquire but were completed in mere months
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Authored legislation making technical corrections and clarifications to the laws that govern the Coast Guard, to ensure that they are clear and that the Coast Guard's roles and responsibilities are well-defined. (H.R. 5326)
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Successfully petitioned the IRS to grant tax relief for homeowners struggling to rebuild after recent wildfires in Lake and Yuba Counties.
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Fought successfully to remove provisions from the tax reform bill that would have incurred a massive tax hike on graduate students and those with student debt.
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Authored a Coast Guard re-authorization bill with Republican Duncan Hunter, that passed the House as a part of a broader legislative package.
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Ensured his provision providing $10 million to the Departments of Defense, Transportation, and Homeland Security to jointly develop a GPS backup demonstration passed in the National Defense Authorization Act.
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In conference negotiations of the National Defense Authorization Act, fought successfully to authorize the procurement of a new heavy polar icebreaker for our Coast Guard, which is vital to protecting American interests in the Arctic.
