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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.

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Apr 6, 2011

In the Republican continuing resolution, H.R. 1, they reduce the research budget for energy research here in America, cutting out vital research at the Department of Energy, at the laboratories across this Nation. And what are they…

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Apr 6, 2011

Thank you so very much. And how correct you are in laying out this strategy of how we can move the American manufacturing industry: Education, a well-educated workforce; research on fundamental issues like energy systems, batteries…

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Apr 6, 2011

Our Republican colleagues have consistently said we ought to listen. And apparently all that we know about tax policy, there's little or no support for reducing the taxes on the super wealthy but rather they go the other way. And we're…

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Apr 6, 2011

And yet we're seeing across this Nation a Republican attack on unions claiming that unions are bad. But the great history of this Nation is that the union movement, collective bargaining over these many, many decades did in fact create the…

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Apr 6, 2011

There's a piece of legislation that someone introduced that's called Don't Let American Jobs Go Down the Drain. Do you know who that was who introduced that piece of legislation?

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Mar 30, 2011

There is a lot of discussion here on the floor, around Washington, and across this Nation about the American financial situation. Some people say America is broke. There couldn't be anything further from the truth than that statement…

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Mar 17, 2011

Had I been able to vote on H.R. 1076, legislation that would decimate public radio in America, I would have voted ``no.'' National Public Radio (NPR) is one of America's most vital and trusted news sources, utilized by 27 million Americans…

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Mar 15, 2011

You're kind, but Mr. Tonko's been there this entire time. Let me turn back to Mr. Tonko. Thank you very much, Mr. Hoyer.

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Mar 15, 2011

I'll come to the future, but I'd like to add one to the past, and that is, in the legislation that we passed last December, without any Republican votes, there was a provision that gave to every business in America the opportunity to…

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Mar 15, 2011

I thank you very much, Mr. Hoyer. And we thank you for your leadership on this entire agenda because this is about middle class America. This is the middle class America that was rapidly disappearing over the last 15 to 20 years as we…

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Mar 15, 2011

That kind of legislation is the type of policy we ought to be pushing forward here, one that rewards American corporations that are actually making things in America and employing Americans. I'm going to turn to our minority whip in just a…

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Mar 15, 2011

If the gentleman will yield, not more than 23 minutes ago, the House, under the Republican leadership, voted to remove almost $120 million of funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That's where the information…

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