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December 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a new letter, Representative John Garamendi (CA-08) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), both members of their respective Armed Services Committees and of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, are urging Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright to seriously review the scope of and the need for the plutonium pit production program, and pause the program’s Savannah River site until the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has established guardrails to prevent additional waste of taxpayer funds.
Issues: Foreign Policy

December 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representative John Garamendi (CA-08) led Representatives Ami Bera (CA-06), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Josh Harder (CA-09), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Doris Matsui (CA-07), and Mike Thompson (CA-04) in condemning Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Scott Cameron’s plan to siphon additional water out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Issues: Environment

December 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC — Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released a new report detailing the Trump administration’s diversion of funds and resources from the Department of Defense (DoD) to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration enforcement, and its impact on readiness and morale.

December 8, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee, joined Rep.


December 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman 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 in response to the Department of Defense Inspector General’s


December 2, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee, called for public hearings with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to address the Department of Defense’s actions in Venezuela and its ongoing military strikes off the country’s coast, including allegations that he violated domestic and


November 7, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08), senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, slammed Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy for potentially excluding private jets from the agency’s 10% flight cuts at 40 major U.S. airports.


October 25, 2025

BENICIA, CA – Today, at his 12th annual Women of the Year event, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08) honored 54 women from California’s 8th Congressional District who are leaders and visionaries in their communities. Each honoree has made a real difference in our community through public service, business, education, and the local economy.


October 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) joined Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, along with 212 House Democrats,

Issues: Social Justice