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John Raymond Garamendi is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 8th congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and environmental protection during his tenure in Congress. Garamendi has also been an advocate for veterans and military families, reflecting California's significant military presence.
I appreciate the opportunity to lobby you. You are in a very important position, as are all of us; 435 of us are going to make choices about what is important and how we spend our constituents' tax money. And these are choices we are going…
We appreciate you being here. Thank you so very much. Well, Mr. Tonko, lead pipes.
Mr. Tonko, I wasn't in Flint, Michigan when Representative Kildee spoke to that young child--I think he was probably 4 or 5--who had been drinking this lead contaminated water, and was aware that he had been drinking the water. When that…
Okay. Also, in the President's budget, he has $1.36 billion for the new Long Range Strike Bomber; $113 million for a ground-based strategic deterrence; $1.4 billion for the Ohio class submarine--those are nuclear submarines; the new…
It is poisonous. So we are going to make some choices. My plea to my colleagues here-- and it echoes what you said--you can talk about it in terms of jobs. Thousands and thousands of jobs would be created if we invested in our…
The art of the possible. The art of the possible is what we have here. Mr. Tonko, I don't know where you were when I brought this up. This is the drinking water in Flint, Michigan. That is a recent photo from a water tap in Flint…
Just double, if you would, just double the amount we are spending for the clean drinking water programs at the Federal level from about $1 billion to, let's say, $2 billion, or maybe even $3 billion, by squeezing some of the expenditures…
I thank the gentlewoman from Texas. I know that your concerns are very real. You traveled to Flint, and you have been working on these issues for many, many years. Thank you for your participation. Tomorrow, the Democrats are holding their…
Mr. Tonko, thank you so very, very much. You brought to this issue enormous facts and passion. Your work as the ranking member on the subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee positions you in a very, very important place. Your…
Okay. So the budget is going to be coming up, and that is the allocation of the $4 trillion that the Federal Government will spend. We will be spending it on education. We will be spending it on roads, on the military and the like. Let me…
I want to talk about the cities of America--at least many of the cities of America. While I was waiting for the opportunity to speak to the House and people of America, I went into the cloakroom and pulled out today's Roll Call, one of…
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