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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.
At the end of the day, it's about jobs. Those jobs, if they're in the manufacturing sector, will be middle- American jobs, and it will reignite the American Dream. Men and women can see the opportunity. They can see the opportunity to buy…
Well, don't leave us, because we are going to go around on this subject again. Mr. Blumenauer, you were kind of anxious to jump in with some ideas.
So those free traders who say get government out of the way need to go back to the very history, the very beginning of history of this where President George Washington told his Treasury Secretary to develop an industrial policy for…
If I might interrupt just a second, I'm going to complete the story you told on the floor here just by my memory. If I'm wrong, please correct me. But he told Alexander Hamilton to develop an industrial policy for America.
Well, that's exactly what we should do. About 2 months ago, the gentlelady from Illinois spoke on the floor about a history lesson that I was unaware of. I'm not sure she wants to go into that today, but it dates back to the Presidency of…
I thank you very much, Mr. Tonko, for bringing that up. I'm going to ask Ms. Kaptur of Ohio to take the podium here and to tell us about Wall Street and some of the reforms that she is advocating.
Wouldn't you love to go into Wal-Mart and find ``Made in America''? Wouldn't that be something?
Black Friday, a week ago. It is all about the big retailers. But Small Saturday, now that was exciting. A lot of advertising out in California about, Go to your local shop. Buy local. Buy small. And it was just what you are talking about…
We should work together. Excuse me for interrupting, but in my district, we have a ravioli company. We're talking out of this world. Now, maybe your sauce on top of their raviolis we could actually get on the shelf.
We also know that there are--I don't know the exact number--I think it's about 20-some million young men and women, age 21 to 26, are now back on to health insurance, their parents health insurance as a result of this law. We'll pick up…
Yes. 1,962,809 seniors in California were able to get free medical services and 139,396 were able to take advantage of the 50 percent drug discount. $569 average savings for seniors. It's working. The Affordable Care program is working for…
Excuse me for getting back into this, but Mr. Tonko gave me that look that says what about New York? 1,410,533 New York seniors were able to get free medical services, and 127,691 were able to take advantage of the 50 percent drug…
Can I interrupt for just a second? The American Jobs Act, which we're trying to push through this Congress to get men and women back to work, provides a tax reduction for the employer on wages less than $50 million. So for your childcare…
I thank my colleague from the great State of New York, picking up the east-west program once again.
With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back with great thanks to my colleagues and for the opportunity to be a Member of Congress. ____________________
It's a country in which the American Dream lives, and we have the obligation to make sure that it's there for future generations. Mr. Tonko, we're going to do a rapid 30 seconds around.
We have much to be thankful for. We are thankful for those men and women that served here in this House over the years that brought us to where we are--the world's strongest, greatest country with the greatest opportunity. Even with all of…
And then carried on in the 1960s with Medicare. We have much to be thankful for as Americans, don't we?
Mr. Tonko, you are absolutely correct. This is where we stand. This is where we fight. Ms. Kaptur.
If I might interrupt you for just a moment. Every hour we're here we're joined by men and women who are working hard on behalf of the American people. The stenographers taking down our words here deserve a praise of thanksgiving; not that…
Well, indeed, you are carrying many pieces of legislation. I like your one--what was it, don't flush America down the drain--having to do with rebuilding our sanitation systems here in the United States.
Mr. Tonko, you were talking about the need for investment; and, indeed, in the area of education and research, critical functions, I do want to stay with that subject for a while. Our colleague from the great State of Ohio, Ms. Betty…
I would also ask you to take a look at the fact that, even with that supermajority vote, California has perpetually run a deficit because it could not bring into balance the revenues and the outlays because the outlays were required by the…
Mr. Larson, thank you so very much. You speak well of Connecticut and you speak well for Connecticut. I guess we are going to do our East-West show here. I would just point out before we go there that America has lost about 40 percent of…
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