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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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Mar 9, 2021

I will be looking forward to the detail behind that statement and, also, how we would provide that sealift.

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Mar 9, 2021

We have been talking about a national maritime strategy using the Jones Act fleet to support the military in a way that has not been done for 70 years.

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Feb 26, 2021

My amendment (Garamendi No. 6) to the ``Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act'' (H.R. 803) would adjust the Congressionally designated boundary of the Sacramento- San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area to include…

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Feb 22, 2021

It does us little good to spend billions and billions of dollars and then see that money go offshore to manufacturing facilities in China or other places around the world, where American dollars, American taxpayer dollars are being used to…

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Feb 22, 2021

I think that those agreements have made us more secure.

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Feb 22, 2021

Successive administrations have found that the problem with space arms control is it is not verifiable.

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Feb 22, 2021

Perhaps we will reintroduce that bill, taking advantage of his ranking membership on this committee, and get the job done this year.

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Feb 22, 2021

I really appreciate your testimony where you spoke to the capital investment that your company has made in anticipation of 'Buy America' provisions in the upcoming legislation.

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Feb 22, 2021

We don't want to fight a war with Russia. We don't want to fight a war with China. We don't want to fight a war with anyone.

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Feb 22, 2021

The national pollution discharge elimination systems, the NPDES requirement is presently 5 years. By the time an agency knows that it has a problem, figures out what to do about it, deals with all of the litigation, 5 years is gone.

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Feb 22, 2021

If that doesn't look like a dragon, I don't know what is.

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Feb 22, 2021

We are in the midst not of the first quarter, but certainly towards the end of the first half of a new nuclear arms race.

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