Economy and Jobs
Information regarding my stance on Economy and Jobs issues.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) secured $35 million as part of a government funding package for Fiscal Year 2023 for transportation, workforce development, affordable housing, drinking water improvement, and flood control projects in the Bay Area as well as Solano, Yolo, and Sacramento counties. The legislation is scheduled to pass the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), who represents over 200 miles of the Sacramento River and the California Delta, released the following statement on the passage of the "Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022" in the U.S. House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 350 to 80, The bill now heads to the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. House leaders of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-14), Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA-03) and Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) urged the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to uphold congressional intent as implementation of the law continues.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA03) introduced the bipartisan "Rebuilding the United States-Flag International Fleet Act" (H.R.9102), with Congressmen Bob Gibbs (R-OH07) and Alan S. Lowenthal (D-CA47), which would strengthen federal cargo preference laws to reverse the continued decline of U.S.-flagged commercial vessels delivering cargo to foreign ports. According to the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior who represents the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Congress, led a letter to the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) voted to pass the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (H.R. 5376) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation already passed the U.S. Senate and passed the House today by a vote of 220 to 207. The legislation provides the single largest investment to combat climate change ever, saves Americans an average of $220 in home energy costs each year, reduces inflation, lowers healthcare costs, and closes tax loopholes that giant corporations exploit to pay a lower tax rate than the middle-class.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) commended the Senate passage of the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (H.R. 5376). The legislation provides the single largest investment to combat climate change ever, saves Americans an average of $220 in home energy costs each year, reduces inflation, lowers healthcare costs, and closes tax loopholes that giant corporations exploit to pay a lower tax rate than the middle-class.
WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) voted for historic, bipartisan legislation to strengthen Californian families' financial future, boost America's research advantage, and safeguard our economic and national security for generations to come. The "CHIPS and Science Act" will deliver a powerful investment in America's global competitiveness – creating jobs, slashing kitchen table costs, ending dependence on foreign manufacturers, and turbocharging American innovation.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) issued the following statement in support of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) bill, the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," which will be considered under Budget Reconciliation in the U.S. Senate and therefore will not be subject to the filibuster rule: