WASHINGTON D.C. – Today Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) voted YES on legislation to avoid a government shutdown, temporarily funding the government for 45 days. The bill will now head to the Senate.
“Kevin McCarthy and the Republicans failed to cut aid for working families because Democrats held the line to avert a shutdown, put people above politics, and got this bill across the finish… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement on the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif):
“Senator Dianne Feinstein will be remembered as a trailblazer and powerful advocate for Californians. Whether it was taking on the gun lobby, protecting millions of acres of California land, or demanding transparency from our intelligence… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, amid Hispanic Heritage Month, U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) introduced legislation to name the Los Angeles U.S. Courthouse after Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez, American civil rights icons whose activism, along with four other families, culminated in the landmark 1946 case that led to the end of segregation in California schools and paved the way for Brown v. Board… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Chair and Founder of the Congressional Dads Caucus, along with Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), and other colleagues introduced the Child Care Stabilization Act to extend vital federal child care stabilization… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Chair and Founder of the Congressional Dads Caucus, issued a statement following the release of new statistics from the Census Bureau showing a significant increase in child poverty as a result of the expiration of the enhanced child tax credit:
“Child poverty more than doubled after the GOP allowed the enhanced child tax credit… Read more »
LOS ANGELES, CA — Today at a press conference, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) announced nearly $2 million in federal funding for Homeboy Industries. This funding will help the program hire formerly incarcerated individuals and enroll participants into culinary and hospitality career pathways. Homeboy Industries is a local non-profit youth rehabilitation program and the largest… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) led 25 of his colleagues on a letter to House leadership urging continued support for funding for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Citizenship and Integration Grant Program (CIGP). CIGP is a critical program for supporting the integration of immigrants into the social, cultural, economic, and civic life of the… Read more »
LOS ANGELES, CA – Today Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), founder and chair of the Congressional Dads Caucus, led 16 members of the California congressional delegation on a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, State Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, and California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas urging support for SB 616 to increase the number of paid sick days that employees can… Read more »
LOS ANGELES, CA – Today Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Chair and Founder of the first-ever Congressional Renters Caucus, led nine other members of Congress on a letter to federal banking regulators urging action to incentivize turning empty commercial real estate (CRE) into affordable housing, rather than allowing these properties to remain unused and burden the financial system.
“As… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement on former President Donald Trump's third criminal indictment:
“Donald Trump led a treasonous conspiracy to overturn the results of a free and fair election that he lost. It’s about damn time he joins the over 1,000 domestic terrorists who have been charged for participating in the January… Read more »
