Reps. Gomez, Carey, Larson Unveil Bipartisan Legislation to Tackle Housing Affordability Crisis

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Mike Carey (OH-15), and John Larson (CT-01) unveiled their bipartisan Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act of 2025. The bill incentivizes the conversion of existing vacant and underutilized commercial properties into new housing. “The housing crisis is squeezing family budgets, while empty commercial and office buildings…

Dads Caucus Chairman Gomez Calls Out Speaker Johnson for ‘Dirty Tricks’ to Block Proxy Voting for New Parents

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Dads Caucus Chairman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued the following statement in response to Speaker Mike Johnson’s attempt to block a bipartisan resolution that would allow new parents in Congress to vote by proxy for up to 12 weeks after the birth of a child. “Speaker Johnson has used proxy voting himself, so the hypocrisy here is staggering,” said…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Statement on Trump Admin. Weaponizing the IRS for Immigration Enforcement

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) — a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees tax policy — released the following statement in response to reporting that the Trump administration’s Internal Revenue Service is nearing an agreement to share taxpayer information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to target immigrants. “Weaponizing…

Dads Caucus Applauds Bipartisan Effort Led By Rep. Pettersen to Allow Proxy Voting for New Parents

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Dads Caucus Helps Secure Procedural Win for Family-Friendly Reform, Paving Way for Final House Vote WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Dads Caucus, led by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), is applauding a bipartisan effort to allow new parents in Congress to vote by proxy for up to 12 weeks after the birth of a child. A total of 218 Members of Congress—including 41 Dads Caucus members—signed a…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez’s Federal Courthouse Naming Effort Honors Latino Civil Rights Trailblazers Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez

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Gomez’s bill to name the Los Angeles Federal Courthouse after Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez was signed into law earlier this year You can watch Rep. Gomez’s remarks HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. –Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) delivered House floor remarks honoring the newly named Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez Courthouse in Los Angeles. Rep. Gomez officially entered his remarks into the…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Votes Against House Republicans’ Spending Bill That Hurts Working Families

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement after voting against House Republicans’ partisan continuing resolution: “House Republicans’ resolution holds our economy hostage as Trump drags us into a recession. Their spending bill hurts veterans, working families, and kids—all while giving Elon Musk and Trump unchecked power to steal…

As Republicans Draft Tax Breaks for Billionaires Behind Closed Doors, Dads Caucus Members Call to Prioritize Working Families

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Congressional Dads Blast Republicans Cuts to Health Care & Social Security for Billionaire Tax Breaks Watch the full press conference HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Dads Caucus Chair Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Reps. Dan Goldman (NY-10), Raul Ruiz (CA-25), Tim Kennedy (NY-26), and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) held a press conference demanding that Ways and Means Chairman Jason…

Rep. Gomez, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Stop Trump And Musk From Gutting Your Social Security

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34)—a member of the Ways & Means Committee—and Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Steven Horsford (NV-04), and Ranking Member Richie Neal (MA-01) introduced legislation protecting Americans from the Trump-Musk plan to dismantle the Social Security Administration (SSA). “Elon Musk and DOGE gutting Social Security…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Leads 35 Lawmakers in Demanding USCIS Reinstate Citizenship Grant Funding Amid Abrupt Freeze

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) is leading 35 of his colleagues in demanding answers from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) after the agency abruptly froze funding for the Citizenship and Assimilation (C&A) Grant Program, jeopardizing critical services that help lawful permanent residents become U.S. citizens. Since 2009, the C&A Grant…

VIDEO: Rep. Jimmy Gomez Slams Treasury Secretary’s Comment on the American Dream: “F-This Guy”

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  Watch Rep. Gomez’s video reel here. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) didn’t hold back and released the following statement after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed the American Dream is “not about access to cheap goods”  at the Economic Club of New York. “Shocker—a billionaire that's out of touch with working people. F-this guy!…