Washington, July 22 -- Congressman John Garamendi issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, issued the following statement after voting NO on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027:
"There is no world in which I can justify spending $1.15 trillion on defense so that President Trump can continue to recklessly start wars around the globe. Yet President Trump and Republicans are prepared to spend your tax dollars on the military while cutting your health care and driving up energy and gas costs.
"To make matters even worse, Republicans hijacked this process by adding provisions that would restrict access...