WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jimmy Gomez released the following statement after voting for the third time for a War Powers Resolution to force an end to President Trump’s unauthorized war with Iran. “I voted once again to end Trump’s reckless war with Iran,” said Congressman Gomez. This was the third time I voted to stop Trump from taking us even further down this disastrous path, and support fo... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jimmy Gomez warns that President Trump’s war with Iran is driving up inflation, raising costs for working families, and making it harder for Americans to afford basic necessities as gas prices and supply chain costs continue to climb. Watch full video here Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Dan Goldman (NY-10), founding members of the Congressional Dads Caucus, introduced the Afterschool for All Act, new legislation that would provide $10 billion in federal funding annually for 10 years after school and summer learning programming. The programming would be fully paid for by a 1% increase in the corporate income ta... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jimmy Gomez joined more than 250 House and Senate Democrats in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn a Fifth Circuit decision that threatens access to mifepristone, undermines women’s health care, and weakens the FDA’s long-established scientific approval process. The brief follows emergency appeals from mifepristone manufacturers and a temporar... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jimmy Gomez criticized Republicans during a Ways and Means Committee hearing for pushing a health care agenda that would leave Americans to fend for themselves while families across the country struggle with rising medical bills and insurance premiums. Gomez warned that Republicans have no serious plan to lower costs because they refuse to be honest about what they a... Read More »
By Aidan Williams Clergy members were turned away from providing Ash Wednesday services to detainees at Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s temporary holding facility in downtown Los Angeles. The denial was communicated by ICE agents at the facility to a group of clergy from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Faith leaders had submitted a request on Monday, signed and submitted by U.S. House Rep. J... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA) helped secure access for local clergy to enter the federal ICE detention facility at the Roybal Federal Building in Downtown Los Angeles on Good Friday, allowing detained individuals to observe one of the holiest days in the Christian faith. After clergy were denied entry on Ash Wednesday, Rep. Gomez’s office engaged ICE officials, elevated formal requests,... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez introduced legislation to prohibit the signature of President Donald Trump from appearing on United States currency or securities. The bill comes after the Trump Administration announced plans to place Donald Trump’s signature on U.S. currency for the first time in American history, ending a tradition that has existed for more than 165 years. “I in... Read More »
By Raquel Coronell Uribe A California Democrat is set to introduce a bill that would block Trump’s signature from appearing on paper currency. Rep. Jimmy Gomez will put the bill forth tomorrow morning, his press secretary, Billy Berler, said in an email. The planned bill, which would face an uphill battle to become law, would prohibit a sitting president from signing U.S. currency and securities. ... Read More »
By Aiden Reiter Rep. Jimmy Gomez plans to introduce a bill Thursday to stop the Trump administration’s efforts to put the president’s signature on dollar bills. Gomez’s (D-Calif.) proposal would make it illegal for any sitting U.S. president to put their name on the nation’s currency. The bill comes a few days after the Treasury Department announced it would put President Donald Trump’s signature ... Read More »
WATCH: Rep. Gomez blasts Trump's intelligence officials during House Intelligence Committee hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. — As U.S. military operations continue in Iran, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) sharply questioned top intelligence officials, exposing glaring inconsistencies, evasions, and a troubling admission: the intelligence community cannot clearly support claims that Iran posed an imminent... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Dads Caucus Chair Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) convened the first-ever National Summit on the Caregiving Crisis, bringing together Members of Congress, labor leaders, advocates, and policy experts to confront a key driver of rising costs for American families: the high cost of care. The summit marked a growing effort within the Democratic Caucus, led by Rep. Gomez and... Read More »
