WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) — a member of the Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of the Congressional Dads Caucus — issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive action aimed at cutting funding for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and the National Public Radio (NPR).
“I’ve got a two-and-a-half-year-old, and we watch Sesame… Read more »
“Families are waking up with less money in their retirement savings, higher prices at the grocery store, and less confidence in the economy because of Trump.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Dads Caucus Chair Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Dads Caucus Members Reps. Brad Schneider (IL-10), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Shomari C. Figures (AL-02), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), and Derek Tran… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Dads Caucus Chairman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued the following statement in response to Speaker Mike Johnson’s attempt to block a bipartisan resolution that would allow new parents in Congress to vote by proxy for up to 12 weeks after the birth of a child.
“Speaker Johnson has used proxy voting himself, so the hypocrisy here is staggering,” said… Read more »
Dads Caucus Helps Secure Procedural Win for Family-Friendly Reform, Paving Way for Final House Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Dads Caucus, led by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), is applauding a bipartisan effort to allow new parents in Congress to vote by proxy for up to 12 weeks after the birth of a child. A total of 218 Members of Congress—including 41 Dads Caucus members—signed a… Read more »
Congressional Dads Blast Republicans Cuts to Health Care & Social Security for Billionaire Tax Breaks
Watch the full press conference HERE.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Dads Caucus Chair Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Reps. Dan Goldman (NY-10), Raul Ruiz (CA-25), Tim Kennedy (NY-26), and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) held a press conference demanding that Ways and Means Chairman Jason… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) is leading 32 members of the Congressional Dads Caucus in calling for immediate action from President Trump to tackle the skyrocketing price eggs, which is placing a significant financial strain on working families and small businesses alike. With retailers rationing eggs, restaurants adding surcharges to consumers, and even reports of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Dads Caucus, led by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), officially endorsed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and Mike Lawler (NY-17) to allow proxy voting for Members of Congress who are new parents under the Rules of the House for the 119th… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today members of the Congressional Dads Caucus, led by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) calling for an investigation into the alarming increase in grocery prices that is impacting American families.
Grocery costs have surged by 25% since the start of the pandemic, and families are spending more than 11% of their disposable… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—This week, the Congressional Dads Caucus, led by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), officially endorsed two bills, Rep. Seth Magainzer’s (RI-02) Protected Time Off (PTO) Act and Rep. Kevin Mullin’s (CA-15) Poverty Line Act. The PTO Act would protect and expand paid time off for millions of workers. and the Poverty Line Act would recalculate the federal poverty line to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Brad Sherman (CA-32), Steven Horsford (NV-04) and Timothy Kennedy (NY-26) are now members of the Congressional Dads Caucus, a group of 38 parents in Congress who fight for family friendly policies, including affordable child care, paid family leave and the enhanced Child Tax Credit. The caucus is led by Rep. Jimmy… Read more »
