John Garamendi: “Money in the defense budget was used to build the Healy through the Navy, a process that we should take a look at.”

OMB’s guidance would provide little recourse to people subject to political retribution.

Bloated defense spending has been a serious problem for far too long. Requiring unfunded priorities only encourages the Pentagon to seek additional funding outside the normal budget process, often at the expense of readiness and sound…

Minimum-wage workers in California must work an average of 88 hours per week just to afford a modest one-bedroom rental at fair market rates. That is unacceptable.

This bill, like nearly all of the Trump and Republican agenda, does nothing to make Americans’ financial situation better.