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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.) announced the introduction of 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.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA03), chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, introduced the "Military Vehicle Fleet Electrification Act" (H.R.7379), with Representatives Jimmy Gomez (D-CA34) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI12).

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Cabin Air Safety Act to protect commercial airline passengers and crew from toxic cabin air. Air in aircraft cabins can become contaminated by engine exhaust, fuel fumes, de-icing fluids, and ozone entering the cabin through the jet engine intake, creating "toxic fume" events.

VALLEJO, CA—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) hosted a press conference with Mare Island Dry Dock (MDD) and several local elected officials to announce a historic $13 million investment at Mare Island that will double its workforce and help the shipyard prepare to conduct ship repairs for the United States Navy.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) voted for $12,183,898 in Community Project Funding that he previously secured for communities throughout his Congressional District. This funding, included in the appropriations government funding package that was recently signed into law (H.R.2471), responds directly to some of the most pressing needs throughout local communities.

Washington – Today, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and John Garamendi (CA-03) announced that Solano County schools will receive $3,944,431 from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF). The ECF program, which was created as part of the American Rescue Plan, helps schools and libraries ensure that students can connect to the internet at home, allowing them to take advantage of online learning and do their homework.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) secured a formal commitment from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to provide $2.2 billion in additional federal financing for the proposed off-stream Sites Reservoir Project in Glenn and Colusa Counties, California. When finalized, this will be the single largest loan in the history of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Garamendi (D-CA03) led 32 of his Congressional colleagues in calling for Congressional actions, investigations, and public hearings into alleged price gouging by oil companies: