Rep. Jimmy Gomez, who was trapped in the House gallery during the riot, said he remembered thinking: “Is this the end of our democracy?”
The Los Angeles Democrat has safety concerns about attending the inauguration, but said, “As a member of Congress, my job is to be out in public no matter what the danger is … to show people our democracy is alive and well — that the terrorists didn’t… Read more »
In a recent conversation with the Boulevard Sentinel, Jimmy Gomez, NELA’s Congressmember, described his experiences during the attack on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 — and his hope for the future.
For Gomez, the way forward starts with accountability. A week after the attack, with scenes of the siege vivid in his memory, he joined a bipartisan House majority in voting to impeach… Read more »
Congressman Jimmy Gomez represents areas around Downtown L.A. He was at the capitol during the attack on January 6th, and he will be at the inauguration this week. He talks with FOX 11's Elex Michaelson on the latest happening in Washington D.C.
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Joining him in the sweltering sun on the hottest day of the L.A. winter were Gov. Gavin Newsom, L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles), L.A. Councilman Gil Cedillo, State Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) and other officials. Actor Sean Penn, who founded CORE Response, an organization providing workers at the site, sat in the audience.
“We’ve got to… Read more »
Democrats in the House, who have frequently clashed with the Trump administration over census operations, said Wednesday they were pleased the work stopped.
“Even in his last days in office — during impeachment proceedings — Trump is still trying to pull a fast one on the American people by defying the Constitution, corrupting the #2020Census, and using it for the GOP’s political… Read more »
One Southern California Representative, Jimmy Gomez, D-Los Angeles, who has been a staunch supporter of removing Trump from office, explained that this week has been mentally draining. Just one week ago, he was in the same chambers, texting his wife while pro-Trump mobs tried to break in.
"I said, 'It's going crazy here. Someone breached the Capitol building. We're on lockdown,'" Gomez… Read more »
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) and Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), the chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, have reintroduced a bill to reduce the influence of lobbyists and to close the so-called revolving door.
The bill, the Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act, was first introduced by the late Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) in 2019. The bill… Read more »
US Congressman Jimmy Gomez District 34, who oversees the Koreantown of Los Angeles, in collaboration with Rep. Young Kim and Judy Chu...a resolution commemorating the 'Korean American Day' has been proposed.
Congressman Jimmy Gomez today (13th): Every year, all of the Korean American contributions to the United States are recognized throughout the country.
At the same time as… Read more »
With only nine days left in President Trump's term, House Democrats are mobilizing to remove him from office by drafting new articles of impeachment, and calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th amendment. Congressman Jimmy Gomez has been a vocal supporter of these new efforts to remove Trump. He joins KPCC's A Martínez to discuss his experience during the Capitol siege and… Read more »
Twitter initially banned Trump’s account for 12 hours following the riot as Congress met to certify Joe Biden’s election win, allowing Trump to unknowingly send out what would be his final tweets on Thursday and Friday.
“To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th,” he announced in his last tweet.
Several lawmakers said Twitter’s decision… Read more »
