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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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Jan 24, 2011

I think Mr. Pallone would like to come back and pick up this investment strategy that you talked about. {time} 2020

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Jan 24, 2011

General Electric and the great Erie Canal manufacturing sector is about to rise up, but I am not going to take second fiddle to your place because I represent the great innovation part of California, and we, too, know that we have the…

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Jan 20, 2011

As I am sitting here listening to this, I am thinking this must be something like Alice in Wonderland. This is the most bizarre debate I have heard in a long, long time. We need jobs. We need to be focusing on the American economy. This…

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Jan 19, 2011

Members, yesterday we lost a great American, a real hero when Sargent Shriver passed away. My wife, Patti, and I were honored to be able to call Sarge our friend. He was a great mentor to both of us. Our lives were shaped, inspired…

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Jan 18, 2011

I thank the gentlewoman for her insight into the way in which the bill affects her home and her community because that's what all this is about; it's really about the community. Mr. Pallone, if you would like to take a few moments and…

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Jan 18, 2011

You raised another point. And I recall a conversation with Mr. Cohen in the past where we talked about medical technology, which is also not only in the Affordable Health Care Act, the health care reform, but also in the stimulus bill. And…

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Jan 18, 2011

That has not been discussed. In every part of America, people need to know about the enormous increase in the community clinics that will be available. That's in the legislation. It costs money, but it saves money because, once again…

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Jan 18, 2011

Let's just continue on here. We talked about prescription drugs. It's not only the doughnut hole, but there are certain kinds of generic prescription drugs that would also benefit as a result of this legislation and, of course, the…

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Jan 18, 2011

If you will yield for a moment, there is a place where the bill can be read, the Web site www.healthcare.gov. It gives the bill. It gives a detailed description of every item in the bill. We have only talked about maybe one-third of the…

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Jan 18, 2011

You are quite correct. It is some very simple things which I think all Americans understand. Blood pressure, high blood pressure, the silent killer, people don't know that they have high blood pressure until they get the stroke. And then…

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Jan 18, 2011

Mr. Cohen, thank you very much. You pointed out the nature of the debate taking place on the floor. I listened to much of the debate this afternoon as it was going on, and tomorrow it is probably going to be the same. Like you, I was…

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Jan 18, 2011

Thank you very much, Mr. Pallone. If it's about jobs, then why are we doing all of this? It's interesting to note, and I heard this debate earlier on the floor here, that this is a job crusher, to be politically correct now, and that…

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