Media
Latest News
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, issued the following statement regarding today’s passage of the rule for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026:
WASHINGTON, DC — This week, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08), along with Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Rep. Greg Landsman (OH-01), demanded that the Trump Administration immediately reverse course on actions that jeopardize safety, environmental health, and labor protections for energy workers and the communities where they live.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) joined Congressman George Whitesides (CA-27) in introducing a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the FireGuard program, which utilizes Department of Defense satellites to detect wildfires and distribute information to firefighting efforts on the ground.
Fairfield, CA — Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi held a press conference at the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano to call out President Trump’s so-called “Big Ugly Bill,” which will raise food costs and enact the largest cut to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in the program’s history—taking food away from 3 million California families.
Fairfield, CA — Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi held a press conference at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center with Contra Costa County Supervisors Shanelle Preston Scales and John Gioia to slam President Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill,” which makes harmful cuts to healthcare.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) joined Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) and Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY) in reintroducing the bipartisan “Safe Air on Airplanes Act,” legislation that would secure clean air on airplanes and protect the nearly 3 million people—including flight crews and passengers—who fly every day.
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08) a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee along with Senator Padilla (D-CA), Senator Cornyn (R-TX), and Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01) introduced the bipartisan “Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act” (
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08) and Congressman Rob Bresnahan Jr. (R-PA-08) led a bipartisan coalition of more than 150 Members of Congress in sending a letter to U.S.
WASHINGTON DC – Last week, Congressman John Garamendi joined, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) issued the following statement after Texas Democrats left the state to delay Donald Trump and Governor Greg Abbott’s redrawing of congressional districts: