WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) introduced the For the 99.5% Act, legislation that would create a progressive estate tax on the top 0.5% of wealthy Americans. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced this bill in the United States Senate.
Today in America, the 50 wealthiest people own more wealth than the poorest 165 million Americans who have faced the worst of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) voted to pass H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, implementing President Joe Biden's urgently needed COVID-19 relief package to address this unprecedented health and economic crisis. Upon passage, Congressman Gomez issued the following statement:
"Nearly one year after the pandemic first gripped our country,… Read more »
When the pandemic hit in March, Congress recognized the urgent need for paid leave and quickly passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, granting workers two weeks of emergency paid sick leave at their full rate of pay or two weeks of paid leave at two-thirds their regular rate of pay for the purposes of caregiving and up to an additional 10 weeks of emergency paid childcare… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) voted to pass the Emergency Coronavirus Relief in the Omnibus spending bill, to provide more direct COVID-19 relief to the American people. In response, Congressman Gomez issued the following statement:
“Californians, like many Americans, are desperate and need help now. Despite being far from perfect, the bipartisan… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) joined Congressmen Dan Kildee (MI-05), Danny K. Davis (IL-07), and 74 other Members of Congress to send a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging his administration to extend federal unemployment insurance benefits, which are set to expire at the end of December without action by the White House and U.S. Senate.
Federal… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) joined dozens of his House colleagues in asking Congressional leadership to include more direct cash assistance to the American people in any forthcoming COVID-19 relief package. While legislation is currently being negotiated, no proposed plans include another round of Economic Impact Payments (EIP) – or stimulus checks which were… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez, Vice Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education sent a letter to Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia… Read more »
Los Angeles – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez announced his support for the Emergency Money for the People Act, legislation to provide reoccurring cash payments for hard-working Americans who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Emergency Money for the People Act expands relief to more Americans and includes a $2,000 monthly payment to those who qualify until employment… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) announced that the Paycheck Protection Program has disbursed 11,755 loans and helped retain over 140,000 jobs across California’s 34th Congressional District. This data is from the Small Business Administration’s data on the PPP’s impact on small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The COVID-19… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), a member of the Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, introduced the State Paid… Read more »
