Los Angeles, CA – Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued the following statement to mark the end of Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated each year from the 15th of September until the 15th of October:
“Hispanic Heritage Month is another opportunity for us to recognize the history, culture, and achievements of the Latino community in Los Angeles and across the nation. Whether… Read more »
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) Catholic nuns have joined forces with leading figures of the Democratic Party to call out what they see as the GOP’s abdication of their duty to the American people.
“Nuns on the Bus” kicked off their “Tax Justice Truth Tour” in Ocean View Park in Santa Monica Monday, with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as a keynote speaker. The group of 30 nuns has planned to… Read more »
On the same June day that a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to begin reunifying the thousands of migrant families it had separated under its “zero tolerance” immigration policy, an internal government watchdog began quietly investigating Department of Homeland Security facilities where those migrants were being held.
The 18-page report, conducted by the DHS Office of… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday the House passed H.R. 4887, the Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act, sponsored by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R – North Carolina). In 2017, the federal government awarded $662.7 billion in grant funding to state agencies, local and tribal governments, agencies, non-profits, universities, and other… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congressmen Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) have introduced H.R. 6707, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Improvement Act of 2018, in response to recent reports that the U.S. Department of State has been questioning the citizenship and nationality of U.S. citizens along the U.S.-Mexico Border applying or re-applying for… Read more »
A senior Trump administration official has taken the unusual step of anonymously penning an essay that paints the President as a reckless and amoral madman who would have catapulted the country into a constitutional crisis many times over if it wasn’t for the gatekeeping “adults in the room.”
The essay, published by The New York Times on Wednesday, describes the unnamed official as a… Read more »
A U.S. citizen detained for 40 days in Vietnam said Thursday that he doesn’t regret participating in protests that landed him behind bars in the communist country.
Police in Ho Chi Minh City arrested Will Nguyen, 32, on June 10 while he took part in demonstrations against the Vietnamese government. Among the issues angering protesters were plans to establish special economic zones that… Read more »
Los Angeles, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) hosted a roundtable discussion at the Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center regarding the critical healthcare issues that impact residents of California’s 34th Congressional District.
Joined by stakeholders from 20 organizations, Congressman Gomez’s roundtable focused on topics ranging from the progress made by the Affordable… Read more »
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 »
Los Angeles, CA – Yesterday, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) hosted an immigration roundtable discussion at the headquarters of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) to address issues facing Los Angeles’ immigrant communities.
Joined by leaders from ten local immigrant rights and advocacy organizations, Congressman Gomez’s roundtable touched on several topics, including the… Read more »
