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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 you for the opportunity to take a few minutes here on the floor to discuss, really, something that follows along from the last couple of hours where we have been discussing national defense issues. The $708 billion that is going to…
I have an amendment at the desk as the designee of the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer). The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In section 3114-- (1) strike subsection (a)…
My congratulations to the chairman of our committee, Mr. Thornberry, and the ranking member, Mr. Smith, for helping us put together an extremely important bill that does many, many good things for our military and our national security…
May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 1\3/4\ minutes remaining.
Thank you very much for this opportunity. I am particularly pleased to have the opportunity to follow my colleagues on the Republican side as they were talking about the tax bill that passed the House of Representatives, the Senate, and…
The chairman is working on a line of questioning that I think is really important here, and that is the adoption of new techniques and technology.
It would be a serious error for me to try to sum up all that you said, but it seems to me that there are a couple of things here.
We sense that there is a slowness, a reticence within the Coast Guard to adopt new techniques, new technologies, new equipment.
First I want to thank the panel, an extraordinary panel, and a wide variety of information.
It is good to be back here on the floor to talk about a good deal, a better deal, and a raw deal. But before I get into a discussion about how we can move this Nation forward and how our colleagues on the other side are really taking us in…
What is the legal authority, the precise legal authority, of the United States Government to engage in military action in response to the chemical weapons use by the Assad regime?
The reality is that the engines that are being--in some of these ships, are made overseas.
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