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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.
If America is going to make it, we must once again make it in America. Manufacturing matters, and the first step in the manufacturing of this century is the research. It's the well-educated workforce that's capable of doing the new things…
And reduce the budget deficit. Our President in his State of the Union said that we have to out- educate, out-research, out-manufacture and out-build the rest of the world. Yet the first significant piece of legislation that the…
Mr. Speaker, today we want to talk about jobs. The people in my district, the 10th Congressional District of California, in Concord, Antioch, Pittsburg, Fairfield, Livermore, they want jobs. They want to go to work. They want this…
Before you arrived here, you spent many years in the California legislature, where I had the privilege of working with you. You started the discussion about your own Peace Corps experience by answering the call to action, President…
Tom, thank you so very much for your experiences. What year were you in Somalia? MR. PETRI. I was in Somalia in 1966-67.
Madam Speaker, today, March 1, marks the 50th anniversary of the United States Peace Corps. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy, together with Sargent Shriver, established the most remarkable, long-lasting, and incredibly successful United…
Congressman Mike Honda, thank you so very, very much. Let me now turn to my colleague on the Republican side, Tom Petri, who also served. Tom, if you could share some of your experiences with us.
Happy birthday, Peace Corps. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEACE CORPS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION In 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an Executive Order establishing the Peace Corps, forever changing…
Sam, we're just about out of time. Today, March 1, 2011, marks the 50th anniversary, the 50th birthday of the United States Peace Corps. It's been an incredible organization all of these years. Over 200,000 Americans have served, both…
I have a great example of this. A television reporter, a cameraman in the San Francisco Bay area, is about to retire; and every time I see him, he says, I'm going to go in the Peace Corps. And I say, have you gone online, peacecorps.gov…
There are many, many opportunities that the Peace Corps develops and yes, indeed, they can come home with a new family or wife. You are quite correct about Aaron. There are 8,655 volunteers, as of today, serving in 77 countries, urban…
And as you were talking about Peace Corps volunteers working with young families, our son and daughter served in Paraguay in the Peace Corps, and her work was precisely that, working with her families in her community in Paraguay. They…
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