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More than six months after wind-whipped flames tore through parts of Los Angeles, two Republican senators are opening an investigation into the Palisades Fire that killed 12 people and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes. “You can’t stop what happened — but you can learn from what happened,” said Senator Rick Scott, R-Fla. in an interview with Spectrum News on Tuesday. Scott,… Read more »

A split U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to lift restrictions on indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Los Angeles also divided Southern California lawmakers and activists Monday, leaving some to decry the order as greenlighting racial profiling and others cheering what they say will be increased safety in the area... Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Los Angeles: “Once again, speaking… Read more »

Watch full interview here Rep. Jimmy Gomez on the Supreme Court decision of temporary relief for immigration raids in Los Angeles. “Jimmy Gomez called the decision by the court a slap in the face of the immigrant community, the 500,000 undocumented Europeans and Canadians living in… Read more »

Watch full video here During a press conference on Wednesday, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) spoke about the housing affordability crisis's impact on people's perception of the American dream. Read more »

Watch full video here During a press conference on Wednesday, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) spoke about the housing affordability crisis and Democratic legislation aimed at solving the problem. Read more »

Renters Caucus Chair, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, kicks off Housing Summit alongside Reps. Brittany Pettersen, Brad Schneider, Hakeem Jeffries, and Greg Casar … Read more »

By Brendan Pedersen A prominent group of House Democrats told reporters this afternoon they were glad to see the Senate Banking Committee move on a major piece of bipartisan housing legislation but want to see more out of the package. “Them just taking a big swing – or a bunt swing, I guess – at the problem at least shows that they know they have a problem that they want to… Read more »

Watch full interview here Congressman Jimmy Gomez, who represents part of LA, says he's working on the Affordable Homeownership Act that would give first-time home buyers between 25 and 50 thousand dollars towards a down payment. President Trump, meanwhile, says he is considering declaring a… Read more »

LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement on a federal judge’s ruling regarding President Trump's deployment of National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles:  “A federal judge just confirmed what we’ve known all along: Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles is illegal. Trump turned our city… Read more »

The Los Angeles City Council is considering whether to support a bill that would ban surveillance drones. The bill was introduced after the Department of Homeland Security deployed a drone over the city during recent protests against immigration raids. Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Los Angeles, introduced the legislation. The legislation would prohibit federal agencies from using military… Read more »