Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), along with Congressmen Josh Harder (CA-10) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), introduced the Emergency Ensuring Access to SNAP (EATS) Act to ensure college students would not be rendered ineligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on the basis of their student status during this national emergency.
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Los Angeles – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) – along with Congressmembers Barbara Lee (CA-13), Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Judy Chu (CA-27), Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), and Nanette Barragán (CA-34) – led a letter to Secretary Mark Ghaly, California Secretary of Health and Human Services, calling on the state to prioritize the collection and public release of disaggregated demographic data… Read more »
Los Angeles, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) led members of the California Congressional delegation in urging the Department of Labor to issue guidance enabling California and other states to implement enhanced benefits to unemployed workers that were authorized by Congress.
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Congress provided all… Read more »
Los Angeles – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and 32 bipartisan members of the California delegation wrote to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara asking him to use his authority to ensure insurance companies comply with their business interruption policies. After hearing that some businesses that had purchased this insurance were getting denied, Thompson and the other… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – In response to the House passage of the third emergency coronavirus response funding package, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement:
“Once again, House Democrats have passed an emergency coronavirus response funding package that prioritizes our nation’s most vulnerable and at-risk residents. Once signed into law, this legislation will… Read more »
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 »
