Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today. U.S. Representative John Garamendi (CA-08), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding his NO vote on the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (FY26 NDAA).
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. Ryan (NY-18) and 17 other Congressional Armed Services Committee Democrats demanding that the Department of Defense release any audio and/or visual footage of controversial follow-on strikes in the Caribbean on September 2nd, 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 report on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s
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 international law by ordering forces to “kill them all
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.
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.
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, in demanding U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (CA-08) joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), along with U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and 163 other lawmakers, in urging Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought to follow the Employee Fair Treatment Act - which was passed and signed into law by Trump in 2019 - that requires furloughed federal employees to receive back pay during a government shutdown.