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Foreign Policy

Information regarding my stance on Foreign Policy issues.

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The most crucial role of Congress is to ensure the stability and security of the United States. It is essential we work together both to ensure our military has the resources they need to keep us safe and to uphold the values of democracy and freedom our nation was founded on.

September 20, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), applauded the passage of his bipartisan "Peace Corps Reauthorization Act" (H.R.1456) in the U.S.

Issues: Foreign Policy

March 2, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC— Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08) and John Garamendi (CA-03), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, today issued the following statement condemning Russian nuclear threats:

Issues: Foreign Policy

August 17, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), Chair of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness who has served on the House Armed Services Committee since 2009, released the following statement on the situation in Afghanistan:


July 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives John Garamendi (CA-03), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeffrey A. Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, led 17 of their colleagues in calling on President Joseph R. Biden to actively guide the formation of the Department of Defense-led Nuclear Posture Review.


March 2, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) applauded President Biden's

Issues: Foreign Policy

March 1, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), returned Peace Corps volunteer (Ethiopia 1966-1968) and co-chair of the Congressional Peace Corps Caucus, reintroduced the "Peace Corps Reauthorization Act." The reintroduction coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Peac


December 9, 2020

Washington, DC—Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-03), Co-Chair of the American Sikh Caucus, along with Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA-16) and Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX-18)—members of the American Sikh Caucus—sent a letter to Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Ambassador of India to the United States, regarding India's recent crackdown on protestors surrounding the nation's recent


April 21, 2020

Mobilize AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and FEMA volunteers to support public health responders and COVID-19 contact tracing and testing