Education
Information regarding my stance on Education issues.
Students at Anna Kyle Elementary School in Fairfield gained a whole lot of civic knowledge when Rep. John Garamendi, D-Solano, stopped by Wednesday morning to answer questions on the political process.
California's 3rd Congressional District—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D—Fairfield, Davis, Yuba City, CA) spent the day meeting with constituents in Lake and Colusa counties:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House easily approved a bipartisan $1.3 trillion spending bill Thursday that pours huge sums into Pentagon programs and domestic initiatives ranging from building roads to combatting the nation's opioid abuse crisis, but left Congress in stalemate over shielding young Dreamer immigrants from deportation and curbing surging health insurance premiums.
Rep. John Garamendi, D-Solano, who last fall introduced a bill to ease the American college graduate's loan burden, awaits action on the bipartisan legislation, H.R. 4001, that is now in the hands of a Republican-controlled committee.
When Women Succeed, America Succeeds: An Economic Agenda for Women and Families.
"When Women Succeed, America Succeeds"
In 2013, our nation marked the 165th Anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, the first women's rights convention that addressed women in social, economic and political life. The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions at the convention recognized the potential of women's contributions to our nation and demanded that women be granted all the rights and privileges that men possessed.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the bipartisan Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculating Act, H.R. 4001, to address the ballooning student loan debt crisis in America that cripples over 40 million Americans and their families.
The total student loan debt in America has reached $1.3 trillion, and over $875 billion of it is held by the federal government at interest rates of up to 6.84%. That percentage far exceeds the market rate for most government loans.