Los Angeles Times: Predator Drones Shift from Border Patrol to Protest Surveillance

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MQ-9 Predator drones were deployed over Los Angeles to monitor anti-ICE protests in June. Rights groups warn drones threaten civil liberties and 1st Amendment rights. The L.A. City Council endorsed a bill by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) to ban military drones over demonstrators. FT. HUACHUCA, Ariz. — When MQ-9 Predator drones flew over anti-ICE protests in Los…

Reps. Gomez, Sanchez Introduce Bill to Protect Disabled Veterans Access to Affordable Housing

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38), Mike Kelly (PA-16.), and Blake Moore (UT-01) today introduced the bipartisan Fair Housing for Disabled Veterans Act, a bill to ensure that veterans’ service-related disability benefits are not used to deny veterans access to affordable housing. Currently, these disability benefits are considered income in…

Reps. Gomez & Menendez Lead Effort to Expand Access to Diaper Changing Stations

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, during National Diaper Need Awareness Week, Congressmen Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) and Rob Menendez (D-NJ), joined by Representatives Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), introduced the bipartisan Family-Friendly Facilities Tax Credit Act, which incentivizes small businesses nationwide to install diaper changing stations in family restrooms. Too often,…

CNN: Rep. Gomez Discusses Potential Government Shutdown & Stopgap Plan

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Watch full interview here Developing Story surmising the concerns over the potential Government shut down and keep doors open past September 30th. Republicans have presented a stopgap plan that would last until just before Thanksgiving. It does seem that democrats might be digging in for a…

The Korea Daily: Rep. Jimmy Gomez Protests DHS Immigration Raid Targeting Korean Workers in Georgia

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Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D–CA 34th), who represents Los Angeles’ Koreatown, has formally protested the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over a recent immigration raid on Korean workers at the Hyundai–LG Energy Solution electric vehicle and battery plant construction site in Georgia. In a September 11 letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Gomez demanded transparency on the…

Reps. Gomez & Horsford: Despite Republican Claims, Big Billionaire Tax Law Does Not End Clean Energy Tax Credit

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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Steven Horsford (NV-04) led Congressional Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee in a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner, Scott Bessent, demanding the agency publicly affirm that the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (Sec. 25C) remains available despite a Republican effort to end the…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Demands USPS Halt Closure of Chinatown Postal Unit

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LOS ANGELES, CA – Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) is calling on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to immediately halt its planned closure of the Chinatown Contract Postal Unit (CPU) #323 in Los Angeles.   “The Chinatown CPU has been a lifeline for people in this community and shutting it down would force vulnerable residents to travel further for their mail services,”…