Los Angeles, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) hosted a roundtable discussion at the Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center regarding the critical healthcare issues that impact residents of California’s 34th Congressional District. Joined by stakeholders from 20 organizations, Congressman Gomez’s roundtable focused on topics ranging from the progress made by the Affordable Care Act, the... Read more »
Los Angeles, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) hosted a roundtable discussion at the Los Angeles River Center & Gardens regarding the efforts to restore and increase access to the Los Angeles River. Joined by stakeholders from 19 organizations operating at the local, state, and federal level, Congressman Gomez’s roundtable focused on federally and locally funded restoration efforts curre... Read more »
Los Angeles, CA – Yesterday, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) hosted an immigration roundtable discussion at the headquarters of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) to address issues facing Los Angeles’ immigrant communities. Joined by leaders from ten local immigrant rights and advocacy organizations, Congressman Gomez’s roundtable touched on several topics, including the Trump administrati... Read more »
July 27, 2018 Media Contact: Rep. Jimmy Gomez – Eric Harris, 202-515-1301, Eric.Harris@mail.house.gov Rep. John Lewis – Brenda Jones, 202-226-4673, Brenda.Jones@mail.house.gov Rep. Tom Garrett – Andrew Griffin, 202-225-4711, Andrew.Griffin@mail.house.gov ACLU – Abdullah Hasan, 646-905-8879, ahasan@aclu.org Rep. Jimmy Gomez Leads Bipartisan Letter to Jeff Bezos Expressing Civil Rights Concerns abou... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) issued the following statement in response to his constituent, William Nguyen, being set free by a Vietnamese court after Nguyen was detained for taking part in a peaceful demonstration in Ho Chi Minh City on June 10, 2018. "I take great comfort in knowing that my constituent, William Nguyen, will soon be reunited with his family ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) led a bipartisan letter with 19 Members of the House and Senate asking Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to secure the safe and swift return of his constituent, William Nguyen, who is currently imprisoned in Vietnam. Nguyen – an American citizen – was apprehended and detained by Vietnamese officials on June 10, 2018, after attending a peaceful... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Congresswoman Val Demings (FL-10), and Congressman Darren Soto (FL-9) announced the introduction of H.R. 6315, the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2018. The bill – named after a former Hill staffer and White House intern who lost her battle with cervical cancer last year – would create new grants to expand preventative heal... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), and Judy Chu (D-CA), along with 53 of their colleagues, on Thursday requested that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross explain the contradictory and misleading statements he and other Trump Administration staffers made regarding the decision to add a question on citizenship status to the 2020 Census. In the letter the membe... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling against public-sector unions in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31: “Today’s ruling represents a stunning setback for American workers who continue to struggle to secure economic stability for themselve... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) released the following statement calling on President Donald Trump to fire White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller: “It’s no secret that Stephen Miller – a man who consistently draws praise from white nationalists and white supremacists – is the architect behind the onslaught of anti-immigrant policies emanating from the White H... Read more »
