Education
Information regarding my stance on Education issues.
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.
LOS ANGELES, CA—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) met with President Joe Biden, other elected officials, and port workers at the Port of Los Angeles to discuss the upcoming final passage of Garamendi's bipartisan "Ocean Shipping Reform Act" in Congress.
DAVIS, CA— Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) announced the winners of this year's Congressional High School Art Competition at a ceremony at UC Davis.
The grand prize winner was Meli Engleheart of Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts with her piece, "A Lovely Smile." Meli's work will be displayed at the U.S. Capitol for a year in a gallery featuring winners from Congressional Districts throughout the country.
Washington – Today, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and John Garamendi (CA-03) announced that Solano County schools will receive $3,944,431 from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF). The ECF program, which was created as part of the American Rescue Plan, helps schools and libraries ensure that students can connect to the internet at home, allowing them to take advantage of online learning and do their homework.