In a rare show of bipartisanship, a proposal to add 191,000 acres of wild lands and Los Angeles historical sites to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is being pushed by members of Congress from both sides of the aisle.
Although not an original sponsor, Rep. Steve Knight, R-Santa Clarita, signed on earlier this year as a co-sponsor of the Rim of the Valley addition,… Read more »
Both Democratic and Republican teams have new faces on their rosters for the Congressional Baseball Game on June 14, while a few familiar stalwarts are getting ready to say goodbye.
The Democrats, reigning champions after their 8-2 win last year, have just one new addition — Freshman California Rep. Jimmy Gomez, whose district includes Dodger Stadium.
Gomez, who loves to watch… Read more »
Rep. Jimmy Gomez learned firsthand how to network in bars, focus on the job and navigate the Hill’s degree-clogged pool of talent.
After graduating from Harvard in 2003, he was a staffer for Rep. Hilda L. Solis, a fellow California Democrat who served from 2001 to 2009.
Gomez saw a diverse staff in her office, which he has now recreated in his own.
Q: What was your role in Solis’… Read more »
Trump Justice Department official John Gore on Friday suggested that the Justice Department has been unable to fully enforce the Voting Rights Act without the decennial Census asking a question about citizenship.
Gore was asked by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) at a House oversight hearing whether the Justice Department has been unable to enforce the Voting Rights Act without the… Read more »
As many as 300,000 Central Americans and Haitians in the U.S. are facing deportation after the Trump administration ended protections allowing them to live and work in the U.S. legally, despite warnings from senior U.S. diplomats that it could cause regional instability and prompt a surge in illegal immigration.
In a statement sent to Newsweek, Democratic Congressman Jimmy Gomez warned… Read more »
Defense chief Song Young-moo met with five U.S. lawmakers Wednesday afternoon, to discuss ways to maintain close cooperation between Seoul and Washington's Congress. The House of Representative members Ami Bera, Jim Sensenbrenner, Janice Schakowsky, John Faso, and Jimmy Gomez, visited South Korea's defense ministry this afternoon. Part of the bipartisan "Congressional Study Group on… Read more »
South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo said Wednesday the country's robust alliance with the United States was a key element behind the success of the inter-Korean summit talks last week. During a meeting with a group of visiting US lawmakers, he also stressed the importance of the time-honored alliance for the future peace process on the peninsula, according to the ministry. The… Read more »
A group of 56 House Democrats sent a letter Monday that presses the Trump administration to renew Temporary Protected Status for roughly 86,000 Hondurans. The letter, addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, argued that Honduras still hasn't rebounded from destruction caused by Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and isn't ready to repatriate its nationals. The lawmakers contended… Read more »
