Press Releases

"President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, ‘The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.’ Congress failed this test.

"The potential solar energy zones identified by the Administration today provide America with an opportunity to tackle the most pressing challenges of our time," Congressman Garamendi said. "We can create quality American jobs manufacturing solar panels if we Make It In America – ending our addiction to foreign oil, bolstering national security, and making American manufacturers more competitive in the global Clean Energy Race that will determine the winners and losers of the 21st century."

"On the battlefield, it doesn’t matter who you love; it matters what country you love. Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is wrong. Period," Congressman Garamendi said. "Anyone brave enough to wear the uniform in defense of our country should not be forced to live a lie. Thousands of gay and lesbian soldiers who have served our country honorably have been needlessly discharged because of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, including many in demand linguists and intelligence officers. This discriminatory policy must stop, and it must stop now."

"We owe it to seniors and millions of excluded workers to drop the payroll tax holiday from the tax cut compromise and replace it with a Making Work Tax Credit equal to the amount families would receive under the payroll tax holiday."

Congressman Garamendi said "It's time to go back to the negotiating table and put together a compromise that serves the working families, not the super wealthy."

"While I feel for the people of Wisconsin and Ohio who sincerely want investments in infrastructure and job creation, I am glad that California’s infant high speed rail program just got another boost," said Congressman Garamendi, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. "When completed, the Golden State will have a state of the art high speed rail system from Sacramento and San Francisco, through the Central Valley, all the way down to Los Angeles and San Diego. It’ll revolutionize how Californians commute and travel and create hundreds of thousands of jobs along the way."

"Today the American people saw a clear contrast in values," Garamendi said. "I think seniors who toiled for decades to create the America we love deserve to retire with dignity and financial security. My Republican colleagues unfortunately have different priorities."

A report released today by the Program for International Student Assessment revealed that America has dropped to 17th in the world in science and 25th in math educational performance. Our economic competitiveness demands that we must prioritize education over tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires.