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April 9, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) joined Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and 72 of their colleagues in demanding the rejection of President Trump’s budget proposal to eliminate the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).  

Issues: Social Justice

April 9, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), along with Representatives Delia Ramirez (Ill-03), and Troy Carter (LA-02), in pressing the Inspector Generals of the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and the State to open an investigation into the Trump administration’s attempts to deport people to countries they have no ties to.


April 9, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) joined Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), and 22 of their House and Senate Colleagues in introducing the Power for the People Act. This legislation ensures that data centers are held responsible for the high costs of their electricity demand.  


April 8, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) issued the following statement after the Senate passage of the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which includes his HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act—a bill to significantly increase the amount of federal funding available for affordable housing across the country:
Issues: Housing

April 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s unhinged and dangerous threat to wipe out Iran:  


April 6, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s FY27 budget request:

Issues: Social Justice

April 6, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, joined Congressmen Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Robert Garcia (CA-42), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and 39 Members in a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, and White House Border Czar Tom Homan firmly opposing the deployment of armed ICE agents to airports around the country.

April 2, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), released the following statement after President Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi:  

“Every American should be relieved that one of the most blatantly partisan attorneys general in American history, Pam Bondi, has been fired. Unfortunately, her weaponization of the Justice Department will live on through her predecessor and fellow Trump personal attorney Todd Blanche.

Issues: Social Justice

April 1, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined Wesley Bell (D-MO), Joe Courtney (D-CT), and eight other House Armed Services Democrats to write a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressing concern regarding the condition, operational strain, and crew welfare aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group as its deployment approaches its tenth consecutive month at sea.

March 27, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined all House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Democratic members in sending a letter to HASC Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) asking that a public hearing be immediately convened and the Department of Defense be brought in to testify on President Trump’s war against Iran.