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OAKLAND, CA - Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, spoke at the Bay Planning Coalition’s 2015 Decision Makers Conference.

DAVIS, CA – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA), the former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, hosted a press conference in Davis to urge the implementation of stronger safety standards for hazardous material transported by rail, especially Bakken crude oil. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA), who served eight years as California’s Insurance Commissioner, voted in favor of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) Reauthorization Act of 2015. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA) joined Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and more than 180 Members of Congress today in reintroducing the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation which would help close the wage gap between women and men working the same jobs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA) announced that he is co-sponsoring the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act of 2015. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced companion bills in the House and Senate (H.R. 1208 and its Senate companion), the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Establishment Act.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA), a Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, led a letter urging the Department of Transportation to issue – without delay – strong safety standards for oil-by-rail transportation. 

FAIRFIELD — Congressman John Garamendi literally made history Sunday by hosting an interview at Mount Calvary Baptist Church with several African-American men who’d served in the military and U.S. Air Force during the 1950s and 60s.