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January 12, 2010
But if the final reform bill winds up looking more like the Senate bill than the House bill, those protections will be easy for insurers to work around in the new insurance exchanges, Rep. John Garamendi, health policy experts and former industry insiders told reporters on a conference call Tuesday.
January 12, 2010
One wag noted that if Nancy Pelosi could get enough Democrats to find the hidden room, maybe Congress could actually pass health care legislation. Oh, and which member had Pelosi's ear as she descended the grand staircase? California's newest member, John Garamendi.
January 12, 2010
As California Congressional Representative John Garamendi told reporters today, "Under health reform, 30 million people will buy their insurance through the Exchanges. I spent years as insurance commissioner in California, chasing after the insurance company scoundrels.
January 12, 2010
This afternoon, Health Care for America Now (HCAN) hosted a press call outlining some of the remaining loopholes in federal health care reform legislation. Rep.
January 12, 2010
Rep. Garamendi (former California insurance commissioner), Georgetown University expert, former Blue Cross medical director, Ex-industry insider Wendell Potter, and HCAN: House regulations needed to keep insurers from ‘gaming’ the system
January 8, 2010
"Trade is a wonderful thing when done right, but globalization shouldn’t be a race to the bottom," said Garamendi, whose co-sponsorship of the TRADE Act made it a bill supported by a majority of House Democrats. "We should not reward deplorable labor and environmental conditions abroad only to see jobs exported at home. There is nothing 'free' about oppressive labor conditions."
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January 8, 2010
Millions of dollars in stimulus funds are being spent on an East Bay BART project. The project is designed to put more seats on trains. "This is one example right here of where the Recovery Act money is being put to good use, people are working, people are able to pay taxes, take care of their families, have the pride of work," declared Congressman John Garamendi.
January 8, 2010
Representative Garamendi spent most of his day traveling to meetings on transportation policy and in the afternoon visited the Central Contra Costa Crossover project, which began construction in October 2009. The project, funded in part with $13 million in federal stimulus funds, will add two sections of crossover tracks between the Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill stations.
January 8, 2010
"Understanding the specific federal needs of our counties and cities will be of incredible importance when I return to Washington," said Congressman Garamendi, Northern California’s only representative on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. "I am not shy about telling my Congressional colleagues that California is the nation’s largest and most important economy. National recovery begins in California, and our transportation needs must be met to make that happen."
January 7, 2010
Rep. John Garamendi recently took the wheel of the 10th Congressional District.