“Actually, what I think is her leadership needs to hold her responsible,” Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) told Forbes earlier this month when asked about the possibility of a censure resolution, accusing McCarthy of “failing” to discipline his members.
The resolution faces long odds, as it needs around a third of House Republicans to vote with Democrats to pass it. Still, Gomez has… Read more »
Shortly after McCarthy’s condemnation, video resurfaced of Greene saying in 2020 – when she was still a congressional candidate – that she would oppose taking down statues of Hitler and Satan so she could “teach others about who these people are, what they did.”
Greene is unlikely to be punished for her recent comments, with even House Speaker Nancy… Read more »
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee, led by Rep. Jimmy Gomez of California, wrote a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to include recurring direct stimulus payments and unemployment benefits tied to economic conditions in his American Families Plan.
The letter cited a poll from April that found that six in 10 adults said the latest round of stimulus… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) reintroduced the Allowing Steady Savings by Eliminating Tests Act, known as the ASSET Act. This legislation would eliminate federal asset limits set on eligibility for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, Supplemental… Read more »
During her weekly press conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi referred to Greene's confrontation as a "verbal assault" and "abuse" against Ocasio-Cortez and said the House Ethics Committee might need to take up the matter.
"This is beneath the dignity of a person serving in the Congress of the United States and is a cause for trauma and fear among members, especially on the heels of an… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) led five of their Ways and Means Committee colleagues in asking President Biden to include recurring direct payments and automatic unemployment insurance (UI) in his American Families Plan.
In response to the President’s support for automatically adjusting the length… Read more »
Democrats are beginning to take action: Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) refused to allow Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) to lead a bill with her because he voted against certifying the election results. Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) is trying to censure Clyde and two other Republicans who he said “recklessly disregarded the future harm they could cause by legitimizing a violent attack on our… Read more »
Greene responded on Twitter, saying the Ethics Committee should instead investigate Ocasio-Cortez for putting Trump administration staff and supporters "on lists to destroy their lives and prevent future employment. She threatened the livelihoods of Americans for simply being Republicans," Greene wrote.
Other members have also expressed frustration with Greene. Rep. Jimmy… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) called for the expanded child tax credit passed in the American Rescue Plan Act to be made permanent. Data collected by Co-Equal highlights how transformative this guaranteed monthly income will be for California’s 34th Congressional District (CA-34). In CA-34, 139,200 children will receive this benefit across 41,300 households,… Read more »
LOS ANGELES – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) announced that $126,658,598 has been awarded to Los Angeles County and $93,620,845 has been awarded to the City of Los Angeles from the American Rescue Plan Act for emergency rental assistance. The funds, issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the White House American Rescue Plan Implementation Team, and the U.S. Department of… Read more »
