Economy and Jobs

Los Angeles, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) hosted a roundtable discussion at the Los Angeles River Center & Gardens regarding the efforts to restore and increase access to the Los Angeles River.   Joined by stakeholders from 19 organizations operating at the local, state, and federal level, Congressman Gomez’s roundtable focused on federally and locally funded… Read more »

President Trump’s budget falls woefully short in meeting the needs of working families. Read more »

A new bill will streamline federal grant reporting by replacing outdated documents with open data, increase transparency from grantmaking agencies, and reduce compliance costs. Read more »

Reps. Jimmy Gomez and Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter requesting information about Bank of America’s decision to terminate consumer bank accounts that charge no monthly fees within just weeks of receiving one of the most massive financial windfalls in history. Read more »

I voted against the continuing resolution because working families in Los Angeles and across our nation don’t need more hollow promises from Republicans. They demand action. Read more »

President Trump and the Republicans started this crisis last year when the decided to govern from a strictly partisan basis. Read more »

The punitive Republican tax law hurts working families and hits California especially hard. We will resist Republicans' bigotry, trickle-down economics, and extreme agenda, not just in the streets but at every level of government Read more »

Americans need lawmakers to demonstrate political courage and leadership, but this spending bill cowardly skirts tough issues and leaves nine million kids, 800,000 DREAMers, and millions of working families hanging in the balance. Read more »

It is disgusting to see that any Member of this body would throw their constituents under the bus as they vote to devastate our economy and make working class families worse off. Read more »

Anyone voting for this bill is voting to hurt their constituents and devastate our economy. Read more »