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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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Oct 27, 2021

I want to thank the witnesses for their statements, all of which are appropriate, all of which speaks to--all of your statements speak to the necessity...

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Oct 27, 2021

The problem has been created by the military not prioritizing this and, frankly, Congress not prioritizing.

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Oct 27, 2021

The issue of vaccines and vaccination mandates are certainly on the table.

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Oct 27, 2021

The vaccine mandate has resulted in a vaccination rate of 96 percent among Active Duty service members.

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Oct 27, 2021

And it is really not a question, it is a request that I would ask our committee to enforce...

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Oct 25, 2021

Part of the problem is it is by the book, and several of us have talked about maybe there ought to be a few efforts to move beyond the book, the rules and the regulations and flexibility there of those rules and regulations.

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Oct 25, 2021

There is a lot more to be said here about this issue of coordination.

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Oct 25, 2021

As climate disasters increase, a last-gasp FEMA camp for wildfire survivors tests the government's obligations to the displaced.

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Oct 25, 2021

We are going to have to figure this out.

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Oct 25, 2021

And I want to be clear that FEMA assisted many, many households, and we are incredibly thankful for the assistance that comes from the Federal Government, but there has to be a solution that looks to permanent help for folks as opposed to…

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Oct 25, 2021

The article speaks about the human element of the disaster and the long, long process that this particular family--and, unfortunately, it is not a unique situation, but it is one in which it exemplifies the complexity and the difficulty…

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Oct 20, 2021

I hope this isn't back to the good old days of tombstone mentality at FAA: We will move on secondary barriers when some domestic terrorists take over a plane and something really horrible happens.

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