Political Quotes

John Garamendi: Clearly, we have a situation in which on the military side of it, space is a domain for war, and, unfortunately, we are…

On the recordMay 4, 2021
Clearly, we have a situation in which on the military side of it, space is a domain for war, and, unfortunately, we are all, not just the United States, China, and Russia, but others, rapidly militarizing space with the anticipation that there could be trouble in the future.
Said by
John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Garamendi discusses the militarization of space by multiple nations.

Share

More from John Garamendi

Jun 18, 2026

This is unacceptable. Before you spend one more taxpayer dollar on Golden Dome, DOD must share its plans and goals for the system.

garamendi.house.gov
Jun 20, 2026

Simply put, there is no way that a Golden Dome system that costs $185 billion could possibly live up to the promise of 'forever ending the missile threat to the American homeland.'

garamendi.house.gov
Jun 7, 2026

$1.5 trillion, or $1,500,000,000,000. That is the egregious and dangerously irresponsible amount of money the Trump Administration has requested for military spending.

garamendi.house.gov
Jun 23, 2026

We write to request that you immediately authorize the release of $32.2 million from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to address the time-sensitive threat posed to the wine, winegrape, and table grape industries from Glassy-Winged…

garamendi.house.gov

Other voices in this conversation