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April 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) voted against the “Default On America Act.” This Republican-led legislation presents Americans with a terrible choice: either House Republicans will wreck our economy or inflict cruel cuts that hurt everyday people.


April 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC—Representative John Garamendi (D-CA), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the former Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, secured key provisions in the “Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2023” (H.R.2741) to support domestic shipbuilding, hire more skilled American workers, and strengthen America’s m


April 24, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA-08) introduced the “Ocean Shipping Competition Enforcement Act” (H.R.2710).


April 20, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives John Garamendi (CA-08) and Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10)  sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting the U.S.


April 19, 2023

ANTIOCH, CA—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Antioch) issued a statement condemning the racist actions of 24 members of the Antioch Police Department and calling for an immediate investigation into the matter by the United States Department of Justice.


April 13, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) issued the following statement pertaining to Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) continued service in the U.S. Senate:


March 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) and members of the Congressional Labor Caucus called on U.S.


March 15, 2023

RICHMOND, CA—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Richmond), presented a $1 million check to support the Career Technical Education Apprenticeship Program at Kennedy High School in Richmond. Garamendi secured the funding through the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill that was signed into law last year.

Issues: Education

March 8, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA08) and Mike Thompson (D-CA04) reintroduced legislation to expand the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to include approximately 3,925 acres of adjacent Bureau of Land Management-administered public lands in Lake County, California. It would also require the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service to improve tribal engagement and co-management of the National Monument, including for historic preservation, archaeological sites, and forest health. U.S.

Issues: Environment

March 6, 2023

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA08) joined U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, California First Partner Jennifer Siebel-Newsom, and California State Superintendent Tony Thurmond at Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante to commemorate National Nutrition Month and National School Breakfast Week.