John Garamendi

Republicans are trying to hand Trump and Hegseth a $150 billion slush fund with no plan. "Have we lost our minds? $150 billion out of the mouths of children who are not going to get a school lunch. That's what's happening here."

Cal Cities takes Capitol Hill!🏛️ Cal Cities’ board officers headed to the nation’s capital this week to meet with federal lawmakers and advocate for California cities.   Thank you to @RepMikeLevin, @RepCarbajal, @KevinKileyCA, @RepPeteAguilar, @RepGaramendi, and @RepRoKhanna for taking the time to discuss top priorities, including housing and homelessness, climate change, public safety, and fiscal sustainability. #CCC26

“Putin wants to weaken NATO. Trump is his ally in doing just that. The result of that is the ability of the western democracies to withstand pressure from Russia is significantly diminished.” -@RepGaramendi

Kristi Noem’s firing is just the start of holding this rogue administration accountable. While we celebrate this victory, thousands of people remain in mass detention centers, ICE continues its overreach, and the current administration’s agenda is still in full swing. We’ve proven that there can be consequences for this administration’s actions. Now, we continue the oversight and accountability until the violence is off our streets for good.

Democrats are ready to fund the TSA and support our essential workers today. What we won’t do is greenlight a DHS bill that fuels ICE’s aggressive tactics in our neighborhoods. Last week, @SenateDems introduced five bills to separately fund the TSA while DHS negotiations continue. Republicans blocked every single one. Tell your Republican senators: Stop the political games and pay our TSA agents today.

The SAVE Act is being framed as “election security.” Last week, Trump said that he won’t sign any bill into law until he signs the SAVE Act effectively stalling all action in the Senate. 1/ Here’s 6 reasons why @SenateDems will ensure the SAVE Act never sees the light of day:

In just a week, Trump’s illegal war with Iran has cost Americans $11.3 BILLION. Now he and Republicans want more, even as they slash healthcare & food aid. Americans deserve to know where our tax dollars and our troops are being sent. nytimes.com/2026/03/11/wor…

7/ Before the SAVE Act moves forward in the Senate, we need to ask a simple question: Is it worth stripping the voting rights of hundreds of millions of eligible Americans? Our democracy depends on the answer.

6/ Trump claims “there is a cancer growing in our democracy” because of widespread voter fraud. Here’s the truth. The conservative Heritage Foundation reviewed 43 years of elections in California—covering 4,000 races and over 440 million ballots—and identified only 71 cases of fraud. It's the same story across the union. It appears the only “cancer in our democracy” is Trump spreading lies after his big 2020 loss. He is now laying the ground for a midterm takeover. brookings.edu/articles/how-w…

Why are we at war with Iran? In 2019, I took to the House floor to demand that Trump explain why he was trying to drag us into conflict with Iran. Today is no different. Congress must assert its constitutional authority. Our servicemembers are at risk, let's act like it.

Trump's net worth has nearly tripled in his first year in office. Where's all this money coming from? Meanwhile, working families struggle to pay rent or buy groceries.

Pete Hegseth spent $93B on lobster and furniture in one month. Kristi Noem spent $220M on a 60-second ad. Trump just gave four Big Tech companies a $51B tax break. And Republicans are worried about restricting kids from getting school lunches?

Americans are struggling to make ends meet with rising prices from gas stations to grocery stores, and everywhere else, but the Trump Admin is good with spending millions on surf and turf and a $1.5 trillion defense budget. Where's DOGE when you need them?

The Trump administration has offered 11 conflicting reasons, confused war plans, and vague timelines for the war with Iran. The American people deserve clear answers, not shifting explanations. President Trump should come before Congress today and explain his war of choice.