Foreign Policy
Information regarding my stance on Foreign Policy issues.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08) released the following statement on the passage of national security bills for Ukraine, Israel, and Pacific allies:
“I am outraged by the killing of seven humanitarian aid workers from World Central Kitchen, including an American citizen, in Gaza. I extend my deepest condolences to their families and loved ones as they grieve this unthinkable loss.
“As famine looms in Gaza, with much of the population already starving, it is more important than ever to protect humanitarian aid workers who do critical work. Israel must stop their campaign of violence and intimidation toward these workers.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08) issued the following statement in support of nearly a dozen skilled trade unions’, representing millions of American workers, petition to the Biden-Harris Administration’s U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai challenging the People’s Republic of China’s unfair trade practices in the Maritime, Logistics and Shipbuilding Sector:
I joined my House colleagues, members of the Canadian Parliament, and members of the German Bundestag in writing letters to our heads of state calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and a new push for a durable resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08) issued the following statement on negotiations in Qatar coordinated by American officials for a ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the release of Israeli hostages:
“I support negotiations aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the release of Israeli hostages, as well as the expedited delivery of humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) issued the following statement on the recent attack by Hamas on Israel:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Garamendi, top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, issued the following statement upon being named a Conferee to the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA08) called on the House Judiciary Committee to take up his bipartisan "
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, reintroduced the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act (H.R.1273). The reintroduction coincides with the 62nd anniversary of President John F.
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.