Garamendi Votes Against Bill that would Escalate Modern Nuclear Arms Race and Make Shortsighted Cuts to Alternative Energy (John Garamendi)

(Source: John Garamendi) Despite Serious Flaws, Bill Includes Local Water Projects that Garamendi Fought For WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA) voted against H.R. 2028, the $35.4 billion Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. The bill passed by a 240-177 vote. The bill includes $8.7 billion to maintain America's nuclear weapons stockpile, $526 million more than FY 2015. Garamendi fears this increase in spending to support our already bloated nuclear weapons program, particularly in the context of delicate diplomacy with Iran and Russia, could trigger a chain reaction that would accelerate a modern nuclear...