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Congressman Garamendi’s Statement on Westlands Water District Twin Tunnels Announcement

September 19, 2017

“Today, the Westlands Water District voted to reject the California WaterFix. They came to realize what Delta residents have known for so long: the twin tunnels are a boondoggle, a real financial disaster."

Issues: Agriculture Environment Ending Gun Violence

Garamendi Meets with First Woman RPA (drone) Pilot as Part of the Air Force’s 70th Birthday Celebration

September 15, 2017

Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC –This week, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, Davis, Yuba City, CA), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, met with two of the Air Force’s new enlisted pilots stationed at Beale Air Force Base. They included Technical Sergeant Courtney, a native of Vacaville, who is the first ever female enlisted Airman to qualify as a pilot.

Issues: Military and Veterans

Garamendi receives the Navy League’s Vincent T. Hirsch Award for his Dedication to the American Maritime Industry

September 15, 2017

Press Release

VALLEJO, CA –Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, Davis, Yuba City, CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, received the Vincent T. Hirsch Maritime Award for Outstanding Leadership from the Navy League of the United States. The ceremony occurred at the California State University Maritime Academy. The Hirsch Award is presented to a distinguished American who has been singularly effective in creating a broader understanding of the importance of the Merchant Marine and the maritime industry to national security.

Issues: Economy and Jobs Military and Veterans

DACA reactions of legislators and leaders: From approval to anger

September 7, 2017

In The News

Kayla Webster

Appeal-Democrat

"What Trump appears to have done is take the lives of 800,000 young men and women, and hold them hostage to get a down payment on his border wall. That's wrong.These 800,000 Americans, over 200,000 in California, are productive members of our society. 91 percent of them are working, or in school, or even serving in the U.S. Army. 359 of them enlisted in the Army in 2016 alone."

Issues: Immigration

Broad Reaction to the Loss of DACA

September 6, 2017

In The News

David Greenwald

Davis Vanguard

"The American public overwhelmingly supports protecting the DREAMers, 200,000 of whom live in California. Leaders from both parties say they support the DREAMers, so there's no excuse. Let's work together to get this one right."

Issues: Immigration

Garamendi's Statement on DACA

September 5, 2017

Press Release

Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, Davis, Yuba City, CA) issued the following statement after President Trump and Attorney General Sessions announced that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) will be abolished in six months:

Issues: Immigration Social Justice

Don’t be negative by default — push your own reset button

August 31, 2017

In The News

Margaret Burns

Winters Express

Garamendi listened. Do we know anymore how strange that is? He let everyone ask their own question, in their own way, including telling their own story if they wanted to, or talking about their background, or saying why they were worried.

Issues: Social Justice

TRUMP’S AFGHANISTAN PLAN THE “DEFINITION OF INSANITY,” SAY GOP AND DEMOCRAT CONGRESS MEMBERS

August 25, 2017

In The News

Josh Smith

Newsweek

Republican and Democrat legislators alike were left shaking their heads in disbelief at President Donald Trump's plan to increase the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan this week, as anger grew over his lack of strategy to end the 16-year conflict.

Issues: Foreign Policy Military and Veterans

Climate change serves as central concern at annual Lake Tahoe Summit

August 22, 2017

In The News

Claire Cudahy

Tahoe Daily Tribune

The 21st annual Lake Tahoe Summit brought together federal, California and Nevada elected officials to discuss the importance of continued partnership in the basin-wide fight against tree mortality, invasive species, declining lake clarity — and the global issue of climate change.

Issues: Environment

Congressman Garamendi Joins Local Labor & Business Leaders in Celebration of New Job Training Program in Vacaville

August 18, 2017

Press Release

“The Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Training Center will help a lot of workers in our region gain hands-on experience in their field, improve their craft, join a strong union, and connect with employers,” Garamendi said.

Issues: Economy and Jobs Housing

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