Press Releases
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:
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) joined, Rep and thirteen members of the House and Senate in sending a letter to Harvard President, Dr. Alan M. Garber, cautioning that any settlement made with the Trump administration may warrant rigorous Congressional oversight and inquiry.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08), a senior California Democrat and member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to recent reports of violence in the West Bank: