Rep. Jimmy Gomez Calls on DHS Secretary Noem to Launch Investigation After ICE Blocked Lawmakers Oversight Visit at LA Federal Building

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You can watch Rep. Gomez and his colleagues attempting to get in HERE. LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Luz Rivas (CA-29), Norma Torres (CA-35) and Lou Correa (CA-46) were unlawfully denied entry to the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building while attempting to conduct congressional oversight of reported ICE detentions of immigrant families under unsafe and…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Statement on ICE Detaining Families in Basement of LA Federal Building

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LOS ANGELES, CA – Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued the following statement in response to disturbing reports that immigrants showing up for routine check-ins with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles were detained and held in basement rooms — some overnight — under inhumane conditions: “These are very disturbing reports from LA's Roybal Federal Building.…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Leads Colleagues In Taking Bipartisan Action To Protect Immigrant Youth from Abuse & Neglect

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and his colleagues are demanding answers from the Trump administration over a disturbing shift in immigration policy that’s leaving abused and abandoned immigrant youth without basic protections. At the same time, Representatives Gomez, Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and 35 other lawmakers are working to pass their…

Reps. Jimmy Gomez And Bipartisan Coalition Of 200+ Lawmakers Call On Trump Admin To Save Job Corps

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) joined the co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Job Corps Caucus, Representatives Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Brett Guthrie (KY-02), as well as 198 other colleagues in a bipartisan effort urging U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to continue the Job Corps program. On May 29, the U.S. Department of…

Reps. Gomez and Waters, Local Leaders Rally to Protect Job Corps Program at LA Center

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Los Angeles, CA – Today, Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Maxine Waters (CA-43), as well as LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis, labor leaders, and Job Corps graduates rallied outside the LA Job Corps Center to demand that the Trump administration reverse its harmful decision to shut down all contractor-operated Job Corps centers by June 30. The Job Corps program provides free…

In Koreatown, Rep. Jimmy Gomez and LA’s Korean Small Business Community Discuss Impact of Trump’s Harmful Trade Policies

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Los Angeles, CA — Today, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) hosted a roundtable with the Korean business community in LA to hear firsthand how Trump’s tariffs is disrupting trade, delaying shipments, and raising the cost of essential goods. He also shared his push to end Trump’s tariffs, prevent him from punishing allies, and put Congress back in charge of trade. “Today I met with…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Statement on Passage of Republican Tax Bill: “Biggest Wealth Transfer in American History”

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement after House Republicans passed their tax bill: “House Democrats have been fighting this bill into the early morning hours—and we’ll keep speaking out and fighting back even if we’re outnumbered.  “By voting for the biggest wealth transfer in American history, Republicans are slashing Medicaid and…

VIA TIKTOK: Rep. Jimmy Gomez Statement On SCOTUS Hearing Oral Arguments Over Trump's Challenge To Birthright Citizenship

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Gomez: “If you're born here, you're a citizen of the U.S. That simple.” Watch his TikTok here. WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued the following statement via TikTok as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case that could allow former President Trump to move forward with his immigration agenda and efforts to end birthright citizenship: “Today…

VIDEO: During Ways & Means Committee Markup, Rep. Jimmy Gomez Blasts Republican Tax Bill for Raising Taxes on Americans Making Under $30,000

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Watch Rep. Gomez’s remarks HERE. WASHINGTON, DC — During a House Ways and Means Committee markup, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) called out House Republicans for proposing a tax bill that raises federal taxes on Americans earning less than $30,000 a year — while giving massive tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations. Citing data from the nonpartisan Joint Committee on…

BREAKING: Republicans Block Rep. Gomez Amendment to Tax Billionaires After Voting Down Limits on Millionaire Tax Breaks

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Gomez: “Raise your hand if you think billionaires shouldn’t get another tax break… I think we’re missing a few hands from the other side.” You can watch Rep. Gomez’s remarks here. WASHINGTON, DC — In a House Ways and Means Committee markup today, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) introduced an amendment to create a new 39.5% tax bracket on annual income over $1 billion. The proposal…