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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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Jul 22, 2014

Mr. Tonko, it is always a great pleasure to be on the floor with you. You are so clear. Your vision and your purpose is so very, very clear. The Make It In America agenda has many pieces: trade policy, tax policy, energy, labor, education…

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Jul 22, 2014

There are so many pieces to this puzzle. At the top of our Make It In America is trade policy. Thank you for bringing that issue back onto the floor. It is something we constantly need to deal with. We have not talked this last…

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Jul 22, 2014

I am working towards a strategy on how we can find the money to build such an icebreaker.

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Jul 22, 2014

One of the small businesses--of several of them, actually, after listening to the heads of these extraordinary laboratories said: yeah, but I am just a small company, I don't have any money to go and work with you guys on products that we…

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Jul 22, 2014

Mr. Tonko and Ms. Kaptur, thank you so very much for joining us tonight. America will make it when we Make It In America. I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

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Jul 22, 2014

When talking on the floor, presenting legislation, it is always good to have a compass, so you can have some sense of where you are going and what it is all about. This is one I often bring to the floor when we talk about the issues of the…

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Jul 22, 2014

Very interesting set of questions, Mr. Chairman.

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Jul 22, 2014

As distant and remote as the Arctic and Antarctic regions may appear to most Americans, the reality is that they are two regions that are especially important to this Nation.

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Jul 22, 2014

Money in the defense budget was used to build the Healy through the Navy, a process that we should take a look at.

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Jul 22, 2014

So the answer is basically, yes, you would want to have scientific research capabilities on the icebreaker.

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Jul 15, 2014

It is good to be back here on the floor once again. Tonight, we want to carry on our long-running discussion about how to improve the American economy, how to create jobs here in this Nation and move us all forward, how to rebuild the…

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Jul 15, 2014

Representative Tonko, what is happening tomorrow? The Speaker and the leadership of this House are going to do a press conference to talk about suing the President?

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