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Economy and Jobs

Information regarding my stance on Economy and Jobs issues.

January 17, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) issued the following statement in support of nearly a dozen skilled trade unions, representing millions of American workers  after  Biden-Harris Administration’s U.S.


December 20, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) released the following statement following the release of the Continuing Resolution (CR).  


December 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) introduced the SHIPS for America Act alongside Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Senator Todd Young (R-IN), and Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS-01) in response to the urgent need to bolster America's maritime industry. The bill aims to revitalize the U.S.

December 10, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08) voted to pass the "Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024” (S.4367) in the House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 399 to 18. 


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October 10, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, joined Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro in addressing senior military leaders, industry experts, and international allies during the San Francisco Fleet Week Senior Leaders Seminar aboard the USS Tripoli.


July 22, 2024

FAIRFIELD, CA – Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) issued the following statement commending Mitch Mashburn, Chair of the Solano County Board of Supervisors, for his recent announcement regarding the California Forever development project. Garamendi serves as the federal representative for much of the service area, and the project raises concerns about the security of Travis Air Force Base, protection of the National Delta Heritage Area, and a full National Environmental Protection Act Review:


July 2, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), a senior member of Senate Democratic Leadership, sent a letter to White House Made in America Office’s Director Livia Shmavonian urging her to ensure that the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) trade agreements—formerly called reciprocal defense procurement agreements reform—with allied foreign militaries are fair for American workers and domestic manufacturing.


June 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) sent a letter calling for the California State Lands Commission only to permit offshore wind projects that use local workers, American-built vessels, and domestically manufactured wind turbines. As the Lieutenant Governor of California, Garamendi served as an ex officio State Lands Commissioner from 2007 until 2009 before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.


May 29, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC— Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) and the co-chairs of the Congressional Labor Caucus, Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), and Steven Horsford (D-NV) led a letter cosigned by 47 House Democrats calling on the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to fully enact the Biden-Harris Administration's stated policy regarding base access for union organizing of civilian workers at military installations.


May 29, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) led ten other Democratic members in calling on the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service to allow for the electronic transmission of Thrift Savings Plan rollovers to financial institutions to combat mail theft and fraud. Current agency policies only allow for the issuance of TSP rollovers through a U.S.