Foreign Policy
Information regarding my stance on Foreign Policy issues.
WASHINGTON, DC— On Friday, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding his letter sent to Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses after public reporting of the use of military aircraft to deport undocumented immigrants:
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) issued the following statement in support of nearly a dozen skilled trade unions, representing millions of American workers after Biden-Harris Administration’s U.S.
Washington, D.C. -- This week, I signed a letter led by Representatives Crow, Dean, and Houlahan calling for the Biden Administration to provide a full assessment to Congress on whether Israel is adhering to its March 2024 assurances to facilitate U.S. humanitarian assistance to Gaza. These assurances were made in accordance with National Security Memorandum 20, including Section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act.
WASHINGTON, DC— Recently, U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA-08), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06), and Garrett Graves (R-LA-6) sent a letter to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Acting Director Robert Shriver requesting that OPM take various measures to make it easier for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV), who are employed through the federal government after their service, to access the benefits they’ve earned by successfully completing their Peace Corps service. Rep.
Representative John Garamendi speaks on the House Floor.
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, joined Representative Jim McGovern, Representative Don Beyer, Representative Mark DeSaulnier, Representative Barbara Lee, Representative Dina Titus, Representative Chellie Pingree, Representative Rashida Tlaib, Representative Delia Ramirez, and Representative Bill Foster on the House Floor to discuss the rising threat of nuclear escalation.
OMAHA, NE—Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) delivered a speech entitled “Why the Sentinel is a Costly and Dangerous Mistake,” at the United States Strategic Command 2024 Deterrence Symposium, “Strategic Deterrence Amidst Global Transformation.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA-08) and Don Beyer (D-VA-08), co-chairs of the Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, announced that they will postpone their scheduled July 24th, 2024 hearing on cost overruns of nuclear modernization programs. A new hearing will be scheduled for a later date, which has not yet been determined.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), a senior member of Senate Democratic Leadership, sent a letter to White House Made in America Office’s Director Livia Shmavonian urging her to ensure that the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) trade agreements—formerly called reciprocal defense procurement agreements reform—with allied foreign militaries are fair for American workers and domestic manufacturing.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA), top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), senior member of Senate Democratic Leadership, sent a letter to White House Made in America Office’s Director Livia Shmavonian urging her to ensure that the U.S.