Fifty-six House Democrats on Monday signed a letter demanding Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross address what they call “glaring contradictions” in his rationale for adding a controversial citizenship question to the census.
Ross originally said he added the question, which will ask census-takers to list their citizenship, at the request of the Justice Department. But Ross filed a memo… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling against public-sector unions in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31:
“Today’s ruling represents a stunning setback for American workers who continue to struggle to secure economic stability for… Read more »
Los Angeles has received $10.5 million in badly needed affordable housing grants for nine projects in the city, officials announced Tuesday.
The local money is part of $65.9 million in Affordable Housing Program grants awarded to 70 housing developments that will produce over 6,000 affordable units in Arizona, California, Nevada, and other states.
The grants are being provided… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) released the following statement calling on President Donald Trump to fire White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller:
“It’s no secret that Stephen Miller – a man who consistently draws praise from white nationalists and white supremacists – is the architect behind the onslaught of anti-immigrant policies emanating… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Following yesterday’s visit to immigration detention facilities in San Diego with House Democrats to witness the effects of the Trump administration’s immigration and family separation policies, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) issued the following statement calling for Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s resignation:
"Yesterday, I saw firsthand… Read more »
Thirteen Democratic lawmakers are calling on Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to resign as opposition mounted on Tuesday, including from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, to the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their parents at border.
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., condemned Nielsen's department for "tearing" families apart.
"The government should be… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), and Congressman Lou Correa (CA-46), spoke with U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Dan Kritenbrink to express their serious concerns about the arrest and detention by the Vietnamese government of U.S. citizen William Nguyen.
The 32-year-old Nguyen, a graduate student studying in Singapore, was… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Earlier today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D - Los Angeles) and a group of House Democrats participated in an act of civil disobedience in Downtown Washington while protesting the Trump administration’s inhumane family separation policies.
Shortly after the protest concluded, Congressman Gomez released the following statement:
“We cannot allow President Trump to… Read more »
Members of Congress and immigration activists blocked the entrance to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters Wednesday, protesting the Trump administration’s policy of separating families at the border.
Ten House members, including Reps. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park ), Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles), John Lewis (D-Ga.), Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) and Luis V. Gutierrez (D-Ill.),… Read more »
Washington D.C. – In response to the conclusion of the North Korea Summit in Singapore, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement:
“Creating a greater openness with Pyongyang and working to dismantle their nuclear weapons program is clearly a step in the right direction, but such diplomatic efforts will be in vain if the United States fails to address… Read more »
