John Garamendi: “We are currently, today or tomorrow, going to vote for an $88 billion appropriation out of the National Defense…”

As California’s Insurance Commissioner, I saw firsthand the devastating impact wildfires can have on families and communities. Homes were destroyed, lives were upended, and memories built over generations were lost in a matter of hours.

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

With House passage of this important legislation, the HOME Investment Partnerships Program will, for the first time since 1994, be modernized and brought into the 21st century.

There is now overwhelming evidence that Secretary McMahon has violated the law by dismantling and transferring congressionally mandated programs including ones that protect students from discrimination.