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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representatives Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.), and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) introduced a Resolution of Inquiry (ROI) demanding that the Department of Treasury and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) turn over all records related to the IRS’s illegal sharing of private taxpayer information with immigration enforcement. This Resolution of Inquiry requi... Read More »

Watch full remarks here "I rise today in strong support of this War Powers Resolution. "This is a war of choice disguised as a war of necessity. During the last several days, President Trump offered a shifting list of justifications: regime change, retribution, helping protesters, stopping Iran's missile and nuclear weapons program. A program Trump claimed just last year that he obliterated, and ... Read More »

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LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, Rep. Jimmy Gomez released the following statement: "The president’s own statement acknowledges this is war, yet he never came to Congress to ask for authorization to start it. The Constitution is clear that the decision to take this country to war does not belong to one person. That safeguard exists to protect the American people from exactly this kind of situation. "By la... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following President Trump’s State of the Union address, Congressman Jimmy Gomez released the following statement: “I went to the State of the Union tonight because when an administration tries to erase you and your community and tell you that you don’t belong, the most powerful thing you can do is show up. “Showing up is my form of protest. “Tonight, the President told a story t... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of President Trump’s State of the Union address tonight, Congressman Jimmy Gomez issued the following statement urging Americans not to be distracted by political rhetoric while prices rise and promises go unkept. Watch full video here Read More »

By Aidan Williams U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) unveiled a new short film promoting his latest bill, which seeks to redirect $175 billion in Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding toward housing initiatives. Housing Over Hate, produced in collaboration with the documentary group Brave New Films, features interviews with five members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, including Gomez, who... Read More »

By Tiago Ventura The unveiling of a giant banner bearing the face of President Donald Trump at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C. is generating stern criticism from Democrats. Complete with the “Make America Safe Again” slogan that the Trump Administration has used to promote its immigration crackdown, the banner appears to cover several floors. Referring to the display as ... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) hosted a virtual community premiere of his new short film, Housing Over Hate, produced in partnership with the documentary film group Brave New Films. The film centers on Rep. Gomez’s legislation to take back the $175 billion ICE and CBP slush fund inside Donald Trump’s "One Big Beautiful Bill" and redirect those dollars toward programs tha... Read More »

WASHINGTON – Representatives Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.), Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), and Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) led 14 of their Ways and Means Democratic colleagues in calling on the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to investigate the leak of 47,000 taxpayers’ confidential information by the Internal Revenue Service to the Department of Homeland Security. Desp... Read More »

Watch full interview here One week from Friday, federal funding for the Department of Homeland Security expires. The odds of extending that funding by the deadline seem slim, with Democrats and Republicans still far apart. Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez of California voted against the funding bills earlier this week and joins "The Takeout" to discuss. Read More »

LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35) conducted a congressional oversight visit of the federal immigration detention facility inside the Roybal Federal Building in Downtown Los Angeles. The visit followed reports that families and children may be held in an area of the facility known as B-17, which has not previously been part of congressio... Read More »

By Ruben Vives U.S. Reps. Norma Torres and Jimmy Gomez conducted a congressional oversight inspection of the ICE facility in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday amid reports of an undisclosed holding area for immigrant families. The visits comes three days after a federal court judge granted the lawmakers and others a temporary restraining order, blocking the Trump administration and Homeland Securit... Read More »

Watch full video here By Christina Gonzalez Armed with a court order, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif., 34th District) got inside the federal immigration detention facility in the DTLA Federal Building to conduct an oversight visit. His office had received reports from attorneys and advocates that families, including infants, had been held in a basement section of the facility known as B-17, which Gome... Read More »