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July 23, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08) and Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-07) introduced a House resolution reaffirming a foundational principle of the U.S. Constitution: that no one—not even the President—is above the law.

Issues: Social Justice

July 22, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08) released the following statement in response to Speaker Mike Johnson shutting down the House of Representatives to block a vote on releasing the Epstein files—risking a government shutdown in September:


July 18, 2025

Washington, DC – This week, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, introduced a series of amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. This annual legislation provides the legal authority for all aspects of the U.S.


July 17, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08), a senior California Democrat and former Deputy Secretary of the Interior, released the following statement in response to the news that Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited the Alcatraz Museum:

Issues: Social Justice

July 14, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), alongside Congressman Carlos Gimenez (FL-28) and Reps. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) and Chris Deluzio (PA-17) have introduced the Nunn-McCurdy Reform Act of 2025—a bipartisan bill aimed at cutting waste in defense spending by targeting programs with egregious cost overruns and missed reporting deadlines.


July 9, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) joined Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46) and House Democrats pressed U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on the agency’s chilling actions of federal agents in California.


July 3, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA), released the following statement after House Republicans passed President Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill:”


July 1, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) released the following statement after Senate Republicans passed President Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill” and ahead of the House vote:


July 1, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC— Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) issued the following statement following President Donald Trump’s closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID):

Issues: Foreign Policy

June 30, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, joined a group of his Democratic colleagues, led by Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01), in calling on U.S. Secretary of Transportation Duffy to halt efforts to reduce staffing levels at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).