Rep. Jimmy Gomez Slams Republicans on Shutting Down the Government

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued the following statement after Republicans forced a government shutdown: "This shutdown didn’t have to happen. Democrats came to the table ready to keep the government open and protect critical programs families depend on, but Republicans are no where to be found. Instead of working with us, they have chosen to cut the healthcare…

Reps. Gomez, Sanchez Introduce Bill to Protect Disabled Veterans Access to Affordable Housing

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38), Mike Kelly (PA-16.), and Blake Moore (UT-01) today introduced the bipartisan Fair Housing for Disabled Veterans Act, a bill to ensure that veterans’ service-related disability benefits are not used to deny veterans access to affordable housing. Currently, these disability benefits are considered income in…

Reps. Gomez & Menendez Lead Effort to Expand Access to Diaper Changing Stations

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, during National Diaper Need Awareness Week, Congressmen Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) and Rob Menendez (D-NJ), joined by Representatives Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), introduced the bipartisan Family-Friendly Facilities Tax Credit Act, which incentivizes small businesses nationwide to install diaper changing stations in family restrooms. Too often,…

Reps. Gomez & Horsford: Despite Republican Claims, Big Billionaire Tax Law Does Not End Clean Energy Tax Credit

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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Steven Horsford (NV-04) led Congressional Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee in a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner, Scott Bessent, demanding the agency publicly affirm that the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (Sec. 25C) remains available despite a Republican effort to end the…

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…