Rep. Jimmy Gomez Leads 78 House Colleagues on Letter to White House and DHS, Urging Renewal of Temporary Protected Status for Central America, Haiti, and Syria

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Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) and House colleagues wrote to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke, urging the renewal of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, El Salvador, and Syria.

Congressman Jimmy Gomez Joins Amicus Brief to Supreme Court Calling for LGBTQ Anti-Discrimination Protection

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) joined 209  other Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a pending case before the High Court that would decide whether public accommodations, like businesses, can discriminate against the LGBTQ community and other…

STATEMENT: Rep. Jimmy Gomez on Court Decision Blocking Trump’s Discriminatory Ban on Transgender Military Servicemembers

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Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) issued the following statement in response to a decision by a U.S. Federal Judge to partially block President Trump’s unconstitutional ban on military service by transgender troops. “President Trump’s unhinged edict-by-tweet targeting transgender military servicemembers was discriminatory, morally reprehensible, and unconstitutional. The…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez: Republican Budget Hurts America's Working Families

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) issued the following statement after voting against H. Con. Res. 71, the FY18 Budget Resolution in the House of Representatives: “Republicans showed their commitment to the Trump agenda by passing a budget that would hurt America’s working families. The budget resolution to allow a fast-track vote on tax reform destroys…