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Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., who represents part of Los Angeles including its Chinatown, read aloud an email from an Asian American constituent who had recently been robbed during the Lunar New Year, and said "what happens to anybody in our community happens to the rest of us."  Full Article Read more »

The lawmakers on the news conference held by the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus called for public awareness campaigns in multiple languages to reach vulnerable communities. They also called for the passage of a bill called the No Hate Act to beef up federal hate crime statutes and reporting. Lee represented the Congressional Black Caucus and Los Angeles Rep. Jimmy… Read more »

“My motto is, get something done,” said Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.). “Whatever we do, we can't walk away empty-handed.” Like many other Democrats committed to an immigration overhaul, Gomez didn't publicly close the door to a massive deal, hoping to give Biden's team a chance: “Does it mean a big immigration reform package? Maybe. Does it mean using budget reconciliation? Possibly. Or… Read more »

Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) blasted Facebook in a letter last week demanding answers on why anti-vaccination pages were spreading misinformation after demonstrators temporarily forced a shutdown of Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, one of the nation’s largest vaccination centers. Gomez told The Hill on Thursday that Kennedy’s social media posts show that platforms aren’t… Read more »

That includes Nora Todd, a former adviser for Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who will serve as chief of staff, and Greta Peisch, a former counsel to Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, who has been appointed general counsel. Shantanu Tata, a former adviser to Representative Suzan DelBene of Washington, will serve as executive secretary and adviser, and Samuel Negatu, a former legislative… Read more »

A California congressman has drafted a resolution calling for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to be expelled from the House. “I believe Marjorie Taylor Greene should still be expelled because she helped incite a riot and a mob to break into the Capitol,” said Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Los Angeles. Greene was recently removed from her committee positions after Democrats said she’d earned… Read more »

In the congressional district represented by Democrat Rep. Jimmy Gomez, for example, which stretches from Koreatown through much of the Eastside of Los Angeles, roughly 74,000 children who currently don’t get the full credit would benefit, according to a district-by-district analysis by Sophie Collyer, research director at Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy. In… Read more »

GOP’S QANON DRAMA FAR FROM OVER: Rep. JIMMY GOMEZ (D-Calif.) told reporters Thursday he still plans to force a vote to evict Rep. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE (R-Ga.) from the House — a step too far for Democratic leaders wary of the precedent it would set. “I’m waiting, now, waiting for the right time but I’m committed to bringing it up, and I said that to… Read more »

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was stripped of her House committee assignments, but Rep. Jimmy Gomez doesn’t think that’s enough. “She was part of inciting that insurrection, and she’s never backed down from the lies or hate speech,” Gomez says. “We are fearful for her to be in the House with other members.” Full Article Read more »

“It’s a great first step. We still have a lot to do,” said Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles), whose district will host one of the new federally run vaccination centers. “But in my conversations with the White House, they know it’s absolutely necessary to focus on equity and how vaccines get out there and how we get vaccines into the arms.” Gomez said it has been a “night and day”… Read more »