Rep. Jimmy Gomez Leads 32 Dads Caucus in Calling on President Trump to Take Immediate Action to End the Egg Price Crisis

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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…

Dads Caucus Endorses Bipartisan Resolution to Allow Proxy Voting for New Parents

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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…

Dads Caucus Members Urge FTC Investigation into Corporate Grocery Price Gouging Impacting American Families

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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…

Dads Caucus Endorses Magaziner and Mullin Bills to Protect Time Off, Reduce Child Poverty

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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…

Four New Members Join the Congressional Dads Caucus

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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…

Dads Caucus Chair Gomez Urges CNN to Highlight Child Care at Presidential Debate

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Chair of the Congressional Dads Caucus, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), released the following statement urging CNN to ask presidential candidates about affordable child care at tonight’s debate: “Our broken child care system costs families over a quarter of their monthly income, is one of the most significant drags on our economy and weighs heavily on the minds of…

Gomez Leads Dads Caucus in Demanding Answers on Lead-Tainted Children’s Food

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – After reports of lead-tainted applesauce and Lunchables being served to children across the country, U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), chair and founder of the Congressional Dads Caucus, led 30 members of the Dads Caucus today in demanding answers from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Gomez and the members are pressing FDA leaders to explain how lead-tainted…

Reps. Gomez, Underwood & Adams Lead Effort to Study New Fathers’ Health and Improve Infant & Family Health

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Chair and Founder of the Congressional Dads Caucus, and U.S. Reps. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Alma Adams (NC-12), Co-Chairs of the Black Maternal Health Caucus, are urging federal regulators to collect data on fathers’ public health in early parenthood and the impact of paternal health on infants, mothers and families. In a letter…

Dads Caucus Chair Calls for IVF Protections

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Chair and Founder of the Congressional Dads Caucus, released the following statement in response to Republican attacks on in vitro fertilization (IVF): “People across the country are seeing their dreams of becoming parents shattered because of Republicans’ intrusive attacks on their reproductive care, including IVF. Infertility is…

Dads Caucus Announces Working Group on Technology, Media and Family

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Founder and Chair of the Congressional Dads Caucus, announced that U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) will chair the new Technology, Media and the Family Working Group. The working group will convene subject matter experts to educate members on issues related to modern technology and media and their impact on families, particularly…

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