Subject: Friday at the Sacramento Airport....
From: "Congressman John Garamendi " <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:19:07 -0400

Dear John & Mary,

Friday at the Sacramento Airport, as Patti and I got off the plane, we were stopped by a fellow passenger.  “Congressman, I just want to thank you for SB 250, your 1982 law that established the Emergency Medical System for California.  It has worked for 33 years.  I’m the Deputy Director and we save lives every minute. Thank you for your vision.”

Wow! What a wonderful way to complete a week of reflection set in motion by the Pope’s visit to Washington and the Congress.  Yes, reflecting on my public policy work is satisfying. It’s a good journey and I always look to tomorrow’s challenges.

The list of issues is long and in every way affects all humanity today and future generations as well.  Next week I will engage our European allies in a discussion of nuclear weapons.  I’m deeply troubled by the restart of a nuclear arms race involving the United States, Russia, United Kingdom, France and China.  America will spend over $1Trillion dollars in the next 25 years rebuilding our nuclear bombs and fielding new stealth bombers, missiles, submarines, satellites, and defensive systems. One trillion dollars of your tax money will not be spent on education, infrastructure, healthcare and so many more important issues here at home and abroad, but rather on creating a far more dangerous world.

In Congress we must debate and act on Climate change, challenging our Republican Colleagues to honor the Pope’s message on this threat to future generations.  We must seek creative ways to revitalize our economy, preserve environmental resources, and create new opportunities for people to receive an affordable education, and a good middle class job. In Congress, I have worked across the aisle to secure emergency fire and drought funding, to fight for American jobs with my Make it in America bills, and to promote diplomacy and peacebuilding.

In this journey I have not been alone.  Patti has always been at my side for every step and every issue, and you are there too with advice, financial support and a good word of encouragement.

Yes, it is a good journey, and part of that journey is the never-ending necessity to raise money for the next election, which is just 10 months away.  We are quickly approaching the September 30th quarterly reporting deadline, and my campaign needs your support. If you pitch in $25, $50 or $100 to my campaign, we can continue to address pressing issues facing our nation.

I am passionate about investing in American families to ensure prosperity for generations to come. That is why I will be seeking reelection in 2016. Your support throughout the years has been critical to my success, and I hope I can count on you to stand with me in the coming months. You can help by making a contribution here. Big or small, it all counts, so please click here and send what you can.

Thank you for your support,

Congressman John Garamendi

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