Washington Post: Rep. Gomez revives effort to force a House vote on expelling Rep. Greene

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Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) is reigniting his effort to garner more support for a resolution that would expel Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from Congress after Republicans tried to censure a Democrat for inciting violence but stayed silent on a member of their own party. In a Dear Colleague letter to all congressional offices Wednesday, Gomez said that Greene continues to represent…

Forbes: Republicans From McCarthy To Marjorie Taylor Greene Push For ‘Action’ Against Maxine Waters

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Greene’s effort to remove Waters comes just one day after she scrapped plans to launch a right-wing America First Caucus in the House, and amid a long-shot effort by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) to expel Greene from Congress. Greene has mainly focused on publicity stunts since her removal from committees, proposing a bill to reduce Dr. Anthony Fauci’s salary to $0,…

KNX 1070: Pressure's mounting on FEMA to keep big COVID-19 vaccination site at Cal State LA open

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"We recognize it's a really important site and in no way want to scale back vaccination infrastructure. We are fairly confident we are going to be getting an increase of supplies of vaccines and so want to be well prepared to deliver it swiftly," he says. The FEMA-run sites get their doses directly from the federal government. Congressman Jimmy Gomez, who's also…

Spectrum: Rep. Gomez Says Student Loan Tax Relief Lays Groundwork for Forgiveness

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The American Rescue Plan that the White House is touting across the nation in their “Help is Here” tour includes a provision to make any federal student loan forgiveness tax-free through 2025. This legislation was spearheaded by Los Angeles Democrat Representative Jimmy Gomez and New Jersey Rep. Bill Pascrell and would ensure any potential federal loan forgiveness issued by Congress, or…

KCAL: Hundreds Gather In Chinatown, Koreatown Rally To Stop Asian Hate

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In Chinatown Saturday evening, a crowd gathered seeking light out of darkness just days after a mass shooting in Atlanta that left eight people dead, including six Asian women. In Los Angeles, grief is evolving. “The fear is still there but now that I know there are allies and there are bystanders I feel encouraged,” said Becki Pang of Alhambra.  Full Article

Human Rights Watch: Expanding Access to Cancer Screenings in the US Would Save Lives

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A new bill introduced today by California Congressman Jimmy Gomez and Washington Senator Patty Murray, the Jeannette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2021, would help address many of these barriers. Named after a former congressional staffer who passed away after a late-stage cervical cancer diagnosis in 2017, the bill would expand access to preventive and life-saving…

CNBC: Bernie Sanders introduces bills to hike taxes on corporations and the wealthiest Americans

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NPR first reported Sanders’ tax plans. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., co-sponsored the estate-tax plan. Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., will introduce a version of the bill in the House, while Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., will put forward the corporate tax plan. Sanders proposed the bills on the day he led a…

CNN: Videos show ally of Marjorie Taylor Greene among mob inside Capitol during January 6 riot

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On Friday, Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez introduced a resolution to expel Greene from Congress, suggesting that she "advocated violence against our peers, the Speaker and our government." In a statement last week to CNN, Greene commented on the resolution, saying "House Democrats have declared war on House Republican Women," adding that "Democrats are trying overturn the will of the…

KTLA: As L.A. congressman unveils resolution to expel her from Congress, Rep. Greene is mistakenly suspended by Twitter

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The expulsion resolution was introduced Friday by Rep. Jimmy Gomez of Los Angeles, who — among other things — cited reports of her previous support of social media posts that called for “political violence” against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former President Barack Obama and other members of Congress as a reason she should be removed from Congress, according to a news…

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