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Contra Costa County, CA—Yesterday, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) hosted a work day in Contra Costa County to discuss reproductive health care, education, and other topics relevant to California’s 8^th District.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, issued the following statement after House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers requested Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III to testify before the full committee about his recent hospitalization:

I joined my House colleagues, members of the Canadian Parliament, and members of the German Bundestag in writing letters to our heads of state calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and a new push for a durable resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and co-chair of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, issued the following statement on significant cost overruns of the Air Force’s Sentinel program:

Fairfield, CA—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) made the following statement on the California Department of Water Resources’ recent certification finalizing the state environmental review for the proposed Delta Tunnel and reiterating his longtime opposition to the Governor’s proposal:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08) issued the following statement on the recent announcement of U.S. Steel’s acquisition by Nippon Steel:

WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA08), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, voted to pass the "National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024”. The annual legislation provides the legal authority for all aspects of the United States military, including all personnel, installations, and equipment used in our national defense.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Bob Casey, D-Penn., introduced the Energizing American Shipbuilding Act. This legislation would increase the United States’ exports of liquified natural gas (LNG) and crude oil on American built, flagged, and crewed vessels, and, subsequently, it would expand our domestic shipbuilding industrial base.

U.S. Congressmen John Garamendi, D-Calif., and Rob Wittman, R-Va., introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.