Rep. Jimmy Gomez Demands USPS Halt Closure of Chinatown Postal Unit

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LOS ANGELES, CA – Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) is calling on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to immediately halt its planned closure of the Chinatown Contract Postal Unit (CPU) #323 in Los Angeles.   “The Chinatown CPU has been a lifeline for people in this community and shutting it down would force vulnerable residents to travel further for their mail services,”…

Rep. Gomez Statement on Federal Judge Declaring Trump’s Use of Marines and National Guard in L.A. Illegal

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LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement on a federal judge’s ruling regarding President Trump's deployment of National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles:  “A federal judge just confirmed what we’ve known all along: Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles is illegal. Trump turned our city…

Rep. Gomez Joins Lawsuit Against Trump-Vance Administration Over Blocked Oversight Access of Detention Facilities

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) alongside a dozen individual members of the U.S. House of Representatives, filed the first lawsuit by members of the House of Representatives against the Trump-Vance administration, challenging its unlawful obstruction of congressional oversight into federal immigration detention facilities, where both Americans and noncitizens have…

Reps. Gomez, Costa, Panetta, Harder, Adams Announce Eats Act To Expand Snap Benefit Eligibility To More College Students

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), along with Reps. Josh Harder (CA-10), Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Alma Adams (NC-12), Jim Costa (CA-21), and 130 other Members of Congress reintroduced the Enhance Access to SNAP (EATS) Act, which would expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility to all college students attending 2- and 4-year…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Introduces Bill to Ban Military Drone Surveillance of Civilians

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) introduced the Ban Military Drones Spying on Civilians Act (H.R. 4759), legislation that prohibits federal agencies from deploying military-grade unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to conduct surveillance of Americans participating in protests, demonstrations, or other acts of civil disobedience. The bill responds to reports that the…

Rep. Gomez Votes No on Republican Bill to Defund Local Public Radio and TV, And Humanitarian Foreign Aid

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WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) voted to protect federal funding for public broadcasting, including NPR and PBS.  “This bill is a handout to billionaires and a punch in the gut to working families and children.  “When I was growing up, my family couldn’t afford cable, so we relied on public broadcasting for education, news, weather…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Denounces Passage of Trump’s Billionaire Bill

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement after House Republicans passed their tax bill:  “Through the dead of night, I stood side by side with House Democrats at the Capitol fighting Trump’s all-out assault on the American people. I am proud to have just voted NO on his disastrous Big Billionaire Bill, written to steal from working…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Leads Letter to Speaker Johnson: "Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share In Taxes"

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) led a group of House Democrats in opposing President Trump’s Budget Reconciliation Bill, condemning its massive giveaways to the ultra-wealthy. In a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, the lawmakers called for legislation that ensures billionaires and large corporations finally start paying their fair share in taxes, rather than…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez SLAMS senate Passage of Republican Tax Bill

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement after Senate Republicans passed their tax bill:  “I’ve opposed this Big Billionaire Bill since its introduction, and I will vote against it again because it steals from the working class and poor to hand huge tax breaks to the billionaire establishment that’s taken root in Washington since…