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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

October 16, 2025

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.

Issues: Social Justice

October 8, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee, released the following statement after President Trump deployed National Guard troops to Chicago:

Issues: Social Justice

October 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released the following statement after President Trump and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought announced the cancellation of $7.5 billion in funding for 223 clean energy projects, including over 70 projects in California:


October 2, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee, joined Congressman Pat Ryan (NY-18), an Army combat veteran, and 25 colleagues in strongly rejecting President Trump’s blatantly political address to senior military officials at Marine Corps Base Quantico.


September 30, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee, released the following statement after President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s unprecedented and unnecessary meeting with the military’s top leadership:


September 29, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) led Congressional Labor Caucus leaders and 46 Democrats in demanding that Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy immediately reinstate several federal transportation advisory comm


September 26, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) issued his statement on the looming government shutdown:

“Trump’s Big Ugly Bill is forcing hospitals and clinics across America to close, hurting working-class families—and now republicans want to raise their health insurance costs too.