Washington, April 6 -- Congressman John Garamendi issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's FY27 budget request:
"President Trump's budget is a cruel attack on American families. Instead of funding programs that could help alleviate the soaring costs of healthcare, housing, food, and energy, President Trump has chosen to fund his unnecessary war in Iran, a conflict that has already taken the lives of 13 servicemembers and shows no indication of slowing down.
"This budget fails to recognize the real harm Trump has caused Americans by starting this war without justification, and it igno...