Washington, D.C. – After receiving an inadequate reply from the Trump Administration to a February 27 letter, leaders on the Ways and Means Committee requested that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar provide additional information regarding a recent whistleblower allegation concerning the alleged improper deployment of Administration for Children &… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Supports, recently introduced legislation to ensure individuals participating in local relocation assistance programs in Los Angeles and throughout the country are not at risk of losing their Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.
“In the face of the critical… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Adam Schiff (CA-28), and Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) applauded the first significant federal funding for the LA River Restoration Project, which will revitalize more than 700 acres of open space along a broad stretch of the Los Angeles River from Griffith Park to downtown Los Angeles.
“Strong federal investments toward revitalizing… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), TJ Cox (D-Calif.), and Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-Wash.) introduced the Allowing Steady Savings by Eliminating Tests, or ASSET, Act to eliminate asset limits as a means of eligibility for three vital public assistance programs and raise asset limits for a fourth program. U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Sherrod Brown… Read more »
Los Angeles — Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) announced that Maria Lidia Meza Castro, a 41-year old mother of nine from Honduras, will accompany him as his guest to the State of the Union address.
Last year, Maria made the treacherous journey to the U.S. with 5 of her children, only to be tear gassed by immigration officials at the border. Maria and her twin daughters were… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to President Donald Trump signing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act at the White House, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), a member of the House Democratic Working Group on trade, released the following statement:
“Thanks to House Democrats, President Donald Trump just signed the most progressive trade pact in modern American… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Executive Committee member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), took part in several activities in recognition of Korean American Day, commemorating the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to the United States on January 13, 1903.
“As the representative to Koreatown in Los Angeles – home to the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – On December 30, the President signed into law H.R. 150, the Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act, sponsored by Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Congesswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05). Under the GREAT Act, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will simplify the federal grant reporting process by enacting a… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to the House passage of H.R. 5430 – the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act – Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), a member of the House Democratic Working Group on trade, released the following statement:
“I began my political career advocating for our country’s proud labor movement – working for both the United Nurses… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) announced his appointment to serve as Vice Chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the main investigative body of the U.S. House of Representatives.
“It is with great humility and appreciation to my colleagues that I accept the distinction of serving as Vice Chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform,”… Read more »
