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WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a returned Peace Corps Volunteer, and Congressional Delegate Amata Radewagen (R-American Samoa) co-authored a letter addressed to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs — calling for $479 million to be set aside for the agency’s operations and programs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration announcing they are granting a Jones Act waiver in a misguided attempt to address the high cost of gasoline amidst Trump’s war in Iran:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During AmeriCorps week, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) reintroduced the America’s Call to Improve Opportunities Now (ACTION) for National Service Act. This bicameral legislation would enhance access to national and community service opportunities, lower student debt, create a more engaged citizenry, and address national priorities in education, infrastructure, health care, disaster relief, and poverty.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, joined Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (CA-12) and 11 of his colleagues in calling for the withdrawal of a Department of Transportation (DOT) final rule that would eliminate regulations providing essential civil rights protections, ensuring that organizations receiving federal transportation funding don’t unintentionally discriminate against protected groups.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) wrote to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in support of their effort to limit underperforming defense contractors’ executive pay and the ability to buy back their stock. The lawmakers pressed the President and Secretary Hegseth to provide clarity on how the administration plans to tackle these contractor practices to inform legislation that would codify oversight tools for the industry. The letter follows large defense contractors agreeing to quadruple the production of “Exquisite Class” weaponry amid the Trump administration’s war with Iran.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-NY, and 70 Democratic lawmakers called for a new investigation of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), over warrantless purchases of Americans’ location data.