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May 7, 2018
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Congressman Jimmy Gomez to Host Korean American Community Roundtable on Friday
Los Angeles, CA - Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) will host a Korean American community roundtable Friday, May 11, 2018 at 10:00am PST at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce upon… Read more »
Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Honduras, with an 18-month deadline:
“Unfortunately, it’s no surprise that Donald Trump has decided to kick out 57,000 Hondurans who have worked, paid taxes, and raised children in the U.S. for decades.” said… Read more »
Defense chief Song Young-moo met with five U.S. lawmakers Wednesday afternoon, to discuss ways to maintain close cooperation between Seoul and Washington's Congress. The House of Representative members Ami Bera, Jim Sensenbrenner, Janice Schakowsky, John Faso, and Jimmy Gomez, visited South Korea's defense ministry this afternoon. Part of the bipartisan "Congressional Study Group on… Read more »
South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo said Wednesday the country's robust alliance with the United States was a key element behind the success of the inter-Korean summit talks last week. During a meeting with a group of visiting US lawmakers, he also stressed the importance of the time-honored alliance for the future peace process on the peninsula, according to the ministry. The… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) was joined by Rep. Norma Torres (CA-35) and Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-2) in leading a letter signed by 53 Members to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, urging her to renew Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras before the renewal decision date on May 5, 2018.
“In 1998, the people of Honduras faced a series of natural disasters… Read more »
A group of 56 House Democrats sent a letter Monday that presses the Trump administration to renew Temporary Protected Status for roughly 86,000 Hondurans. The letter, addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, argued that Honduras still hasn't rebounded from destruction caused by Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and isn't ready to repatriate its nationals. The lawmakers contended… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) joined Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-1) and Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (IL-4) in leading a CHC letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions urging him to scrap the Department of Justice’s plan to impose quotas and case completion deadlines on federal immigration judges’ performance evaluations.
“We… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) issued the following statement today on voting “no” on the Republicans’ balanced budget constitutional amendment:
“Republicans in Congress preach fiscal responsibility, but they sure have a knack for not following through. Their recently passed tax law will explode the deficit by a tune of $2 trillion—yet now, all of a sudden,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Jimmy Gomez D-Los Angeles), a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), led his colleagues from the Hispanic Caucus in a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to request an urgent meeting regarding his decision to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.
“The decision to add a… Read more »
LOS ANGELES, CA. – Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, called on Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy to begin holding immediate hearings over the Trump administration’s decision to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 Census.
“Despite the significant role played by the census, recent actions by the Trump… Read more »
