Education
Information regarding my stance on Education issues.
VALLEJO, CA— Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08) announced the winners of this year's Congressional High School Art Competition at a ceremony in Vallejo.
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), a returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Ethiopia 1966-1968) and co-chair of the Congressional Peace Corps Caucus, introduced the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps Student Loan Forgiveness Act (H.R.7457).
Contra Costa County, CA—Yesterday, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) hosted a work day in Contra Costa County to discuss reproductive health care, education, and other topics relevant to California’s 8th District.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) introduced the “Impact Aid Infrastructure Partnership Act.” This bill would provide a total of $1 billion over four years for Impact Aid Construction Grants to address the significant backlog of facility needs at federally impacted school districts. In addition to Representative Garamendi, the bill was cosponsored by Representatives Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37), Julia Brownley (D-CA-26), and Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-07).
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.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA08) called on the House Judiciary Committee to take up his bipartisan "
RICHMOND, CA—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Richmond), presented a $1 million check to support the Career Technical Education Apprenticeship Program at Kennedy High School in Richmond. Garamendi secured the funding through the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill that was signed into law last year.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA08) joined U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, California First Partner Jennifer Siebel-Newsom, and California State Superintendent Tony Thurmond at Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante to commemorate National Nutrition Month and National School Breakfast Week.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) secured $37 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 was signed into law by President Biden.
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.