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By Caroline Petrow-Cohen Three Democratic U.S. representatives for California visited the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Friday to voice their concerns after President Trump told reporters that the slowdown of activity at the ports was “a good thing.” Trump has argued that tariffs are needed to boost manufacturing jobs in the U.S. and that the slowdown in port activity… Read more »

By Alexandra Marquez, Gabe Gutierrez and Elyse Perlmutter-Gumbiner President Donald Trump's administration has been exploring ways to increase the country’s birth rate, with the president himself saying he wouldn't mind being known as the "fertilization president." But congressional Democrats and activists say Republicans have long overlooked the growing cost of having and… Read more »

By Laura J. Nelson "The Southern California lawmakers who represent the Eaton and Palisades fire zones introduced a bill in Congress on Thursday that would give homeowners affected by natural disasters nationwide a break on mortgage payments for almost a year. The bill, introduced by U.S. Reps. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park) and Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks), would require lenders to… Read more »

Tapper: Lead lawmakers today grilled Trump's top trade official Jamieson Greer on Capitol Hill. Democrats especially demanding answers on the tariff whiplash that we've been experiencing from the Trump administration. Democratic Congressman Jimmy Gomez from California joins us now. And Congressman, obviously, you… Read more »

  Rep. Gomez: “It’s Time For Hegseth To Go” In Case You Missed It, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) joined MSNBC’s Jen Psaki and CNN’s John Berman to discuss the Signalgate scandal, where top Trump intelligence officials used an unsecured Signal chat to coordinate military operations. NSA Director Mike Waltz accidentally added a journalist to the chat, who then published screenshots… Read more »

By Jim Saska Hakeem Jeffries, a parent of two, made his fatherhood status congressionally official Wednesday by joining the Dads Caucus. The minority leader’s move signals how top Democrats plan to respond to their 2024 election losses by making concerted efforts to court men, who have shifted significantly rightward since the 2020 contest, said the caucus’ founder and chair, Jimmy… Read more »

Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-LA, wants to change that with his legislation called the Enhanced Access to SNAP Act, or the EATS Act. This would expand eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, so that rather than having to work on top of school work, students would be eligible simply through college enrollment — as long they meet other SNAP income and eligibility… Read more »

U.S. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a visit to Los Angeles Thursday, the same day that checks began to go out to millions of families nationwide as part of the federal child tax credit. Pelosi joined Rep. Jimmy Gomez at the Barrio Action Youth & Family Center in El Sereno, where she addressed the scope and the reach of the CTC. “Let’s just think about this for a minute,… Read more »

“This is a very special day. A day of promises fulfilled,” Pelosi said, flanked by Reps. Jimmy Gomez, D-Los Angeles, Judy Chu, D-Monterey Park, and Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, plus a group of community advocates, inside a gymnasium full of supporters and media at Barrio Action Youth and Family Center. “This is a story about how we can honor our commitment to our children. Our children. Our… Read more »

Congressman Jimmy Gomez took a tour of the Ramona Gardens Boys & Girls Club Thursday where he spoke about the upcoming Child Tax Credit and the importance of getting children 12 and older vaccinated. The tour, which was put together by the Boys & Girls club of East San Gabriel Valley, included stops at several locations in Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles. It included… Read more »