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November 17, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA-08) and Mark Pocan (D-WI-02), co-chair of the Congressional Labor Caucus, led 19 other Democratic members in calling on U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo to appoint a labor union representative to the National Advisory Board for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program.


November 11, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08) issued the following statement in recognition of Veterans Day:


November 9, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA08), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA10), Barbara Lee (D-CA12), and Katie Porter (D-CA47) called on the United States Steel (USS) Corporation Chief Executive Officer to continue operation of the USS-Posco Industries (UPI) steel mill in Pittsburg, California. Specifically, the members are calling on United States Steel to find a buyer that will keep the Pittsburg mill in operation and keep all workers on the job.


November 9, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08) secured more than $9.65 million in new federal funding for community projects across Solano and Contra Costa Counties in the “Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024” (H.R.4820) in the House of Representatives.


November 7, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08) applauded Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement of expedited permitting for the Sites Off-Stream Reservoir Project in Glenn and Colusa Counties, California. Garamendi represented the proposed project area for Sites Reservoir in Congress from 2013 through 2022 and served as the first-ever Deputy Secretary of the Interior under President Bill Clinton, where he oversaw the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. 

Issues: Environment

November 6, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA08) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA18), and members of California’s congressional delegation sent a letter to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara (D-CA) urging him to use his power under state law to stabilize the insurance market and protect consumers.

Issues: Housing

October 25, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) issued the following statement on the election of Republican Speaker Mike Johnson:


October 24, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA) and Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) led other Democratic members of congress from steel manufacturing districts in calling on U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen to require that renewable energy producers claiming federal tax credits use American-made steel products.


October 23, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) reintroduced the "Close Agency Loopholes to the Jones Act," which would close nearly 50 years of loopholes that disadvantage American workers—known as "letter rulings"—by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Specifically, these loopholes allow federal regulators to circumvent the Jones Act—a federal maritime law that requires transportation and items shipped between U.S.