I cannot support an infrastructure bill, of course, that is biased against urban areas.
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.
I thank the gentlewoman so very much for bringing the voice of Chicago to the floor on a very good piece of legislation. I believe that has already gone across the desk, and I didn't get a chance to sign on to it before the gentlewoman put…
Excuse me for a moment, forgive me for interrupting, but the gentlewoman said something that caught my attention. American corporations that build a factory in China are able to deduct that cost of that factory against their American…
Buy America is extremely important. Make it in American is extremely important.
We do have a challenge out ahead, and that is to push back against all of the fake news surrounding the Jones Act.
The private American companies that employ the Jones Act have made significant investments in Puerto Rico.
I suspect there is a high level of ignorance about the damage that the Coast Guard has sustained and about the cost and the facilities.
The supplemental appropriations relating to the three hurricanes will be moving through Congress.
Excuse me, but you are dancing around the fundamental issue that I have raised.
I would suggest that the companies that built that equipment not be the ones responsible for certifying that it is actually working.
The loss of life is of great concern to all of us, and our hearts go out to all the families.
Those virtual experiences have proven to be very successful in the airframe operations.
I have a general concern about the way in which the military moves people from one job to another within very, very short periods of time.
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 53 Offered by Ms. Rosen The Acting CHAIR. It is…
May I inquire as to the time remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 2 minutes remaining.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 297, line 21, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $118,017,000)''. Page 298, line 11, after…
I thank Ms. Jackson Lee very much for her comments. Indeed, we do look for a better deal, better jobs, better wages, better education. That is our goal, and we can do that. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time…
I thank Mr. Tonko so very much, once again, from the East Coast and the West Coast, I hope, to a message that America has listened to. I just looked out here in the audience and I noticed that our colleague from Texas is here to speak. Mr…
America has been enlightened by the gentlewoman's very forthright statement. The voice of New Mexico has been heard here on the House floor, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate that message from New Mexico…
I thank the gentleman from New York. The view from the great State of New York and the State of California, somewhere in between those two States lies the State of New Mexico. I yield to the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Michelle Lujan…
The arguments made by the National Science Foundation are important and perhaps provide us with the final answer.
We should ask that subcommittee to ask the U.S. Navy, are there any military requirements for the U.S. Navy in the Arctic.
Within the next 6 months, this committee and Congress are going to have to make some final decisions about the icebreakers.





