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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 9, 2019

The flooding across the Nation from the west coast all the way to the east coast and everything in between.

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Jul 9, 2019

I just put this placard up to emphasize what our Democratic Caucus is attempting to do. We have a program called ``For the People,'' and we are trying to deal with the issues of healthcare across this Nation. We know, as do basically all…

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Jun 25, 2019

Today I am proud to introduce the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2019. I want to thank my returned Peace Corps volunteers; Joe Kennedy and Donna Shalala, the co-chairs of the Peace Corps Caucus; as well as Mr. Graves, Mr. Sires, Mrs…

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Jun 24, 2019

Do we need to go into the various Federal agencies that are involved--Corps of Engineers, EPA, so forth--and require them to coordinate with the local agencies?

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Jun 24, 2019

The support of the Federal Government is critical here.

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Jun 24, 2019

We need them and we need them now.

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Jun 24, 2019

The role of the Federal Government here is critically important. It provides the foundation.

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Jun 18, 2019

Rebuilding our maritime industry requires specific legislative support for the industry.

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Jun 18, 2019

this is something that comes to us, and your earlier testimony, once again, I apologize for missing, should be the foundation for an amendment to our current tax law so that we don't double tax so that we eliminate this financial…

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Jun 4, 2019

I want to thank my colleague from Florida bringing to the floor an extremely important issue: the way in which China is removing the civil liberties. Tonight, I do want to talk about America and some of the things that are going on within…

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Jun 4, 2019

A Republican and Democrat talking to each other across the aisle. Mr. Speaker, I really appreciate the gentleman. I have followed him, and he has followed me, and we have had the opportunity to talk. I am just not prepared tonight to go…

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Jun 3, 2019

What I am making here is an argument that we are spending the money in the wrong place.

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