LOS ANGELES, CA – This week, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan calling on the agency to closely monitor cleanup activities regarding the toxic contamination in and around the R CAP Avenue 34, LLC (R Cap) project site located at 135, 141, 153 West Avenue 34 and 3401 and 3433 Pasadena Avenue, Los Angeles,… Read more »
LOS ANGELES, CA – Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued this statement following President Biden's announcement that he would cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for those earning less than $125,000 per year, with an additional $10,000 for those who had received Pell grants for low-income students.
"Today’s decision to cancel student debt and pause student loan repayments brings… Read more »
LOS ANGELES, CA – Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued this statement after the House passed the Inflation Reduction Act:
“Today, House Democrats sent to President Biden’s desk the landmark Inflation Reduction Act to lower families’ health care, prescription drug and energy costs, make the largest investment in addressing climate change in history, and dramatically reduce the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA), and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced innovative legislation to help millions of cost-burdened renters at a time when housing costs are skyrocketing as the gap between incomes and housing costs grows. The Rent Relief Act creates a new tax credit for renters that would… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) introduced The Stable Families Act, which protects our nation's most vulnerable tenants from the destabilizing effects of eviction. Specifically, the legislation establishes an Emergency Housing Assistance Fund program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to ensure the federal… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced the Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act, which would protect immigrant youth who are survivors of abuse, abandonment, and neglect from further harm – including homelessness, wage theft, trafficking, and deportation. Specifically, the legislation would exempt… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Vice Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, applauded the House passage of bipartisan legislation he introduced to designate a post office in Boyle Heights after U.S. Marine Corps Private Jacob Cruz, a World War II hero who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Battle of Tarawa in 1943. The bill,… Read more »
LOS ANGELES, C.A. – This week, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai held a roundtable discussion at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo with members of the CA-34 Congressional Task Force to Stop Anti-Asian Hate and Violence. The event, held during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, focused on local, state and… Read more »
LOS ANGELES, C.A. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) announced the winners of this year’s Congressional Art Competition at an award ceremony at the Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts honoring young artists from California’s 34th Congressional District.
“This year, my office received over 40 incredible drawings, paintings, and photographs that… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) joined a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), and 40+ of their colleagues to provide a public comment to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on the Public… Read more »
