September 9, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Davis, Fairfield, Yuba City) sent a letter with 12 of his California Democratic colleagues to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) calling for an investigation into Verizon for slowing the download speeds of the Santa Clara County Fire Department’s ‘unlimited’ data plan after it hit a ‘data cap’ while it was battling the Mendocino Complex Fire—the largest wildfire in California history.
September 9, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi, a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, sent a letter to the Bureau of Reclamation urging it to allocate $37.4 million for Sites Reservoir in fiscal year 2019. The letter was signed by 16 other Democratic members of the California Congressional delegation.
September 9, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, Davis, Yuba City), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, announced that his bill H.R. 5879, the World War II Merchant Marine Congressional Gold Medal Act, now has 103 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives. This legislation would award a Congressional Gold Medal, one of the highest honors in the United States, to Merchant Mariners who sustained our armed forces during WWII.
February 6, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, Davis, Yuba City, CA), who served on the California State Lands Commission as Lieutenant Governor, announced his strong opposition to the Trump Administration’s plan to expand offshore oil and gas drilling to almost the entire outer continental shelf.
February 6, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, Davis, Yuba City, CA), whose constituents were forced to evacuate during the Oroville Dam crisis in February 2017, submitted formal comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requesting a delay in the relicensing of the Oroville Facilities Project.
October 31, 2017
Washington, DC—Congressman John Garamendi (D-Davis, Fairfield, Yuba City), who served as Deputy Secretary of the Interior under President Bill Clinton and represents 200 miles of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Interior’s decision to withhold any federal support from the twin tunnels project:
October 20, 2017
With enthusiasm and conviction I endorse Senator Feinstein for re-election. Senator Feinstein is the hardest-working, most creative and productive Senator in California’s history. Her legislation has protected hundreds of thousands of miles of California deserts, coastal lands, redwood forests, ocean sanctuaries and the Delta. As a longtime Democratic leader on the Senate Intelligence Committee, she protects our national security and our civil liberties.
September 25, 2017
Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, Davis, Yuba City, CA) issued the following statement after President Trump and Attorney General Sessions announced that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) will be abolished in six months:
September 25, 2017
Good News for the Delta, Westlands Water District Pulls Out of Twin Tunnels Project, Metropolitan Water District Has Grave Doubts
September 25, 2017
VALLEJO, CA –Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, Davis, Yuba City, CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, received the Vincent T. Hirsch Maritime Award for Outstanding Leadership from the Navy League of the United States. The ceremony occurred at the California State University Maritime Academy.