Economy and Jobs

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08) issued the following statement on the recent announcement of U.S. Steel’s acquisition by Nippon Steel:

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Bob Casey, D-Penn., introduced the Energizing American Shipbuilding Act. This legislation would increase the United States’ exports of liquified natural gas (LNG) and crude oil on American built, flagged, and crewed vessels, and, subsequently, it would expand our domestic shipbuilding industrial base.

U.S. Congressmen John Garamendi, D-Calif., and Rob Wittman, R-Va., introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA-08) and Mark Pocan (D-WI-02), co-chair of the Congressional Labor Caucus, led 19 other Democratic members in calling on U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo to appoint a labor union representative to the National Advisory Board for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA08), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA10), Barbara Lee (D-CA12), and Katie Porter (D-CA47) called on the United States Steel (USS) Corporation Chief Executive Officer to continue operation of the USS-Posco Industries (UPI) steel mill in Pittsburg, California. Specifically, the members are calling on United States Steel to find a buyer that will keep the Pittsburg mill in operation and keep all workers on the job.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA) and Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) led other Democratic members of congress from steel manufacturing districts in calling on U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen to require that renewable energy producers claiming federal tax credits use American-made steel products.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA08) and Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA01) reintroduced the bipartisan “Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act” (H.R.5710) to address the ballooning student loan debt crisis facing over 40 million American students and their families.

RICHMOND, CA — On Thursday, Congressman Garamendi, a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, convened members of the Working Waterfront Coalition in Richmond to plan partnerships and funding opportunities.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) re-introduced the American Food for American Schools Act, a bill to make sure American-made food is being served in school lunches. Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate.