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July 9, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08) issued the following statement on the result of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Nunn-McCurdy review of its Sentinel program:


July 8, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) today released the following statement:


July 2, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), a senior member of Senate Democratic Leadership, sent a letter to White House Made in America Office’s Director Livia Shmavonian urging her to ensure that the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) trade agreements—formerly called reciprocal defense procurement agreements reform—with allied foreign militaries are fair for American workers and domestic manufacturing.


June 26, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC— Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08) voted to pass the "Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024" (H.R.8812) in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure by a bipartisan vote of 61 to 2. The full House of Representatives is expected to take up the bill in the coming weeks.


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June 21, 2024

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA – Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) presented $4,410,279 in newly available federal funding for infrastructure improvements and affordable housing projects in Contra Costa County.


June 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) sent a letter calling for the California State Lands Commission only to permit offshore wind projects that use local workers, American-built vessels, and domestically manufactured wind turbines. As the Lieutenant Governor of California, Garamendi served as an ex officio State Lands Commissioner from 2007 until 2009 before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.


June 7, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC— Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) delivered the keynote address at the Arms Control Association’s 2024 Annual Meeting.


June 5, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC— Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) released the following statement on the California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s proposal to integrate the California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) in Vallejo, California with California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo:

Issues: Education

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June 4, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA-08) and Don Beyer (D-VA-08), co-chairs of the Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, announced a working group hearing on cost overruns of nuclear modernization programs on July 24th, 2024.