WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) reintroduced the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2024, legislation that would increase the availability of preventive, life-saving cancer screenings at safety net health care providers like Planned Parenthood. The bill would create new grant and pilot programs to expand access to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives just passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-45) to improve health care access for patients with limited English proficiency. The Supporting Patient Education and Knowledge (SPEAK) Act requires the Department of Health and Human Services to work to remove language… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34), U.S. Representative Donald Beyer (D-VA-8), Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, and Connecticut’s U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy today led their colleagues in introducing the Choose Medicare Act. This legislation opens up Medicare to all Americans with a new ‘Part E’ and builds on the system we have today. By allowing Medicare… Read more »
LOS ANGELES, CA – Today Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), founder and chair of the Congressional Dads Caucus, led 16 members of the California congressional delegation on a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, State Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, and California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas urging support for SB 616 to increase the number of paid sick days that employees can… Read more »
LOS ANGELES – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) led a letter with Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) and members of the California Congressional Delegation urging the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to swiftly approve reimbursement of community clinics in California for administering monkeypox virus (MPV) vaccines.
The letter, signed by 39 Members of… Read more »
LOS ANGELES, CA – Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued this statement after the House passed the Inflation Reduction Act:
“Today, House Democrats sent to President Biden’s desk the landmark Inflation Reduction Act to lower families’ health care, prescription drug and energy costs, make the largest investment in addressing climate change in history, and dramatically reduce the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Committee on Oversight and Reform Vice Chair Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), and Committee Member Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) sent a letter asking Attorney General Merrick Garland of the Department of Justice and Secretary Janet Yellen of the Department of Treasury to examine tax… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) announced the inclusion of $9,093,000 in funding for community projects in California’s 34th Congressional District in the Appropriations funding package for Fiscal Year 2022. Congressman Gomez secured this funding for nine projects, including the L.A. River Ecosystem Restoration P3 Pilot Project, Highland Park Youth Arts… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Following the passage of the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued the following statement:
“With the House passage of the historic Build Back Better Act, we have prioritized investments in our people and our planet. From combatting the climate crisis to… Read more »
LOS ANGELES – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), and his colleagues sent a letter to Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan, Inc. and Alliance of Health Care Union, urging them negotiate a fair contract that bolsters the economy, the healthcare industry, and the patients and… Read more »
