I am telling you now that if you guys don't get your act together, then we must pass legislation that designates a specific Federal agency to get this done with a specific timeframe.
John Garamendi
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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.
Do you consider this to be a significant national security issue, that we could lose GPS, single point of failure?
I understand one such station is up and operating in Mr. LoBiondo's district.
The chairman is about to introduce a piece of legislation that would set up a fund similar to the submarine fund.
We need to think about recapitalizing the icebreaker fleet as opposed to using 40-year-old ships.
The technology, the greatest benefit of e-loran, is it would provide a backup timing signal, which is then essential for the positioning and navigation.
I thank my colleagues. We have been here before. I have listened to my colleagues who are the proponents of this bill over the last 5 years. As the previous speaker said, we have gone down this path before. There really is a solution…





