LAist: LA Politicians Decry LAPD Response At Garcetti Protest

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Los Angeles politicians including Congressmember Jimmy Gomez and Councilmember-elect Nithya Raman denounced LAPD's response to a Sunday morning protest outside the official residence of Mayor Eric Garcetti. Video recordings showed LAPD officers in riot helmets lining up on the sidewalk outside the residence then striding across the street and forcefully handling people who've been…

Rafu Shimpo: Little Tokyo Eats: Nourishing the Community One Bento At A Time

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Along with recurring volunteers, LTSC has been fortunate to have employees of Southern California Gas, as well as Rep. Jimmy Gomez, Assemblymember Miguel Santiago, and newly elected City Councilmember Kevin de León, assist with meal deliveries. The aspects of connection and community have greatly resonated with the senior residents who receive the meals as well. For many, LT Eats has…

LGBTQ Nation: Justice Alito begins full-court press on LGBTQ rights by claiming that marriage equality ruling censors people

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They name Alito’s minority dissent in this year’s Bostock v. Clayton County as an example – he opposed extending Title VII regulations to protect LGBTQ employees from workplace discrimination, but Chief Justice John Roberts and conservative-leaning Justice Neil Gorsuch sided with the majority. Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) remarked on Twitter that Justice…

Fox News: Progressives furious over Supreme Court Justice Alito comments

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Alito’s question was immediately answered by Democrats who took issue with his argument that the landmark Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage has actually fueled religious intolerance. “Homophobic rhetoric isn’t a matter of free speech. It’s a matter of hate speech,” Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., said on Twitter Friday. “These are stunning, harmful words from Justice Alito.” Full Article

hellokpop: Amber Liu To Host A New Original Show “I’ll Ask The Stupid Questions” On Ficto Streaming Platform

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The first episode, airing October 29, covers the critical topics of voting as well as the electoral process, just before the crucial 2020 presidential election. Congressman Jimmy Gomez, a representative of Los Angeles, joins Amber for this episode and offers his insight. Additionally, other political policy experts will join her during the episode for discussions on why people do not…

KCAL: World Series Wager: California Dems Set Up Friendly Mask Wager With Tampa Bay Counterparts

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Golden State politicians are going to bat for the boys in blue by making a friendly wager with their Sunshine State colleagues. Team face masks on the House floor are on the line in the wager between Southern California Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles), and Linda Sanchez (D-Norwalk), and their Tampa Bay counterparts, Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Charlie Crist…

Politico: Hotels appeal to Trump for aid

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The program has come under scrutiny from some Democrats. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) wrote to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig in January to question how the “flawed” program goes after low-income taxpayers. Paul Hartwick, a Navient…

Bloomberg Government: Facial Recognition Tech Finds Public Support in Industry Survey

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Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), a member of the Oversight and Reform panel, is developing legislation he plans to introduce before the year’s end, Eric Harris, Gomez’s communications director, said in an email. The measure would set a moratorium on the technology until a national standard and certification process is established, Harris said. Democratic bills (H.R.…

Politico Pro: Lawmakers object to Exide bankruptcy agreement

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Lawmakers are also objecting to the quick timeline for approval. DOJ provided just an eight-day public comment period, ending Tuesday, after it announced the proposed settlement Sept. 22. A letter from Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) and 21 other California House Democrats asks to extend the public comment period by 60 days. "Why do you want to rush it?" asked…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Mallinckrodt turned an old drug into a ‘cash cow,’ pumping price to $40,000 a vial, emails show

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He argued that Mallinckrodt had invested $660 million in improving manufacturing of the drug and in seeking evidence that Acthar works for many other uses that the FDA permits. Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, said Trudeau’s answer misled the committee and he owed Maloney an apology. “Replacing one term with another term, ‘cash cow’ with ‘profit maximizer,’ doesn’t change the…