A Green Industrial Revolution for a Golden State
NOTE: These are my prepared remarks for today’s keynote address as the Scripps Seaside Forum, sponsored by the Sustainability Alliance of Southern California, Heartland Foundation-United Green and...
View ArticleCA-10: On Polls and Policy
Did you hear the good news?On Sunday, my campaign released a new poll of 400 likely 10th Congressional District special primary election voters that found our campaign holds a double digit lead over...
View ArticleCA-10: We Can't Let the Insurance Companies Win this Time
Thousands of people are lined up in front of a sports arena waiting to receive the health care they desperately need from a nonprofit that specializes in treating patients from the developing world....
View ArticleSenator Ted Kennedy's Health Care Legacy
Last night, our country lost one of the most important public servants in U.S. history, Senator Ted Kennedy. My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Vickie, his children, First Lady Maria Shriver,...
View ArticleCA-10: Polls Still Show us on Top, Public Option Remains a Top Agenda Item
Last night Survey USA and KPIX CBS 5 released a new poll showing that our campaign for Congress remains largely unchanged. With 25 percent of the vote, I still lead the pack, with Senator Mark...
View ArticleCA-10: Yesterday's Victory and Tomorrow's Challenges
What a night! As you may have seen, last night I was the highest vote-getter in the 10th Congressional District special primary election and will now face Republican David Harmer in the November 3rd...
View ArticleThe Health Insurance Sharks are Circling
Did you catch the Ed Show yesterday on MSNBC? I was asked to come on to talk about my past experience with the health insurance sharks who are long on making a profit and short on consumer protection....
View ArticleCA-10: President Clinton Tells Bay Area Crowd: "Send Garamendi to Congress"
Last Tuesday, I had one of those days we treasure for life. I had the honor of receiving a public endorsement from President Bill Clinton at a rally with hundreds of enthusiastic Bay Area supporters at...
View ArticleCA-10: President Obama: "Everybody has got to go out there and work for John"
I’ve had many incredible experiences during my 34 years in public service, but never have I been blessed to receive the support of two presidents in just over a week – until now. On Thursday, at a Bay...
View ArticleCA-10: Taking Nothing for Granted
I have a request to our friends in the netroots: remind anyone you know who lives in the 10th Congressional District, a Northern California district that includes portions of Contra Costa, Solano,...
View ArticleCA-10: Sworn in and Looking forward to Voting on Health Care Reform
On Tuesday, communities across America voted in hundreds of local and state elections. In Northern California’s 10th Congressional District, voters saw fit to send me to Congress. To all my supporters...
View ArticleThe Most Important Vote I Have Ever Cast
I have had one of those weeks that you remember for the rest of your life. On Tuesday, I won a congressional election. On Thursday, I was sworn in by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and got to cast the first vote...
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