Immigration
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 his letter sent to the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth:
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:
President Trump's immigration-related executive orders signal an alarming departure from the values that have long defined our country. His orders to end birthright citizenship, pause refugee admissions, link local law enforcement to immigration authorities, and mobilize military presence at the border through a national emergency proclamation are reckless, unconstitutional, and a blatant abuse of presidential power.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA08) called on the House Judiciary Committee to take up his bipartisan "
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.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) secured $35 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 is scheduled to pass the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) introduced the "Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act" (H.R.5482) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) voted for two bipartisan appropriations bills to fund the federal government through the 2020 fiscal year. The $1.4 trillion spending deal funds nearly aspect of the federal government and includes $25 million in long-sought funding for critical research into gun violence at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. The legislation is expected to be signed into law later this week.