Honorable John Garamendi
U.S. Representative, California, Democrat
Representative Garamendi, of the Tenth District of California, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2009. He serves on the Armed Services Committee and the Natural Resources Committee. The following is excerpted from a February 8, 2012, statement on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. I stand here today to speak about the Afghanistan War. I commend President Obama’s Administration for the steps it has taken to bring the longest war in our nation’s history to a close. Last week, Defense Secretary Panetta said that by mid- or the latter part of 2013,…
