Foreign Policy
Information regarding my stance on Foreign Policy issues.
WASHINGTON, DC– Today, Senior Armed Services Committee Member Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-8) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s unilateral military action against Iran:
“President Trump’s unilateral and unauthorized decision to conduct military strikes against Iran demonstrates how he continues to put his own ego above the safety of our country. Without a clear and imminent threat, Trump has now dragged our country into a regional war and unnecessarily put thousands of service members at risk.
WASHINGTON DC - Today, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-8) released the following statement regarding the Israel-Iran conflict.
“America cannot afford to repeat the mistakes of the past. We must not allow Prime Minister Netanyahu to sucker us into another endless Middle East war. We must de-escalate and return to the negotiating table to achieve what we all want: an Iran that never obtains a nuclear weapon.”
WASHINGTON, DC— This week, U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA-08) and Mike Thompson (D-CA-04) sent a joint letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth following reports that the Trump Administration is considering Travis Air Force Base as an immigration detention facility:
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, 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 Donald Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy:
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) issued the following statement following President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's plans to dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID):
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.