WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) introduced the For the 99.5% Act, legislation that would create a progressive estate tax on the top 0.5% of wealthy Americans. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced this bill in the United States Senate.
Today in America, the 50 wealthiest people own more wealth than the poorest 165 million Americans who have faced the worst of… Read more »
"We recognize it's a really important site and in no way want to scale back vaccination infrastructure. We are fairly confident we are going to be getting an increase of supplies of vaccines and so want to be well prepared to deliver it swiftly," he says.
The FEMA-run sites get their doses directly from the federal government.
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LOS ANGELES – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) renewed his call for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to continue operating the Community Vaccination Center (CVC) at California State University, Los Angeles amid the rising threat of a fourth wave of COVID-19.
“Despite the swift pace with which the Biden administration has vaccinated 100 million… Read more »
The American Rescue Plan that the White House is touting across the nation in their “Help is Here” tour includes a provision to make any federal student loan forgiveness tax-free through 2025.
This legislation was spearheaded by Los Angeles Democrat Representative Jimmy Gomez and New Jersey Rep. Bill Pascrell and would ensure any potential federal loan forgiveness issued by Congress, or… Read more »
In Chinatown Saturday evening, a crowd gathered seeking light out of darkness just days after a mass shooting in Atlanta that left eight people dead, including six Asian women. In Los Angeles, grief is evolving.
“The fear is still there but now that I know there are allies and there are bystanders I feel encouraged,” said Becki Pang of Alhambra.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2021, legislation that would increase availability of preventive, life-saving cancer screenings at safety net and reproductive health care providers like Planned Parenthood. Additionally, the bill would… Read more »
A new bill introduced today by California Congressman Jimmy Gomez and Washington Senator Patty Murray, the Jeannette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2021, would help address many of these barriers. Named after a former congressional staffer who passed away after a late-stage cervical cancer diagnosis in 2017, the bill would expand access to preventive and life-saving… Read more »
NPR first reported Sanders’ tax plans. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., co-sponsored the estate-tax plan. Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., will introduce a version of the bill in the House, while Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., will put forward the corporate tax plan.
Sanders proposed the bills on the day he led a… Read more »
On Friday, Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez introduced a resolution to expel Greene from Congress, suggesting that she "advocated violence against our peers, the Speaker and our government."
In a statement last week to CNN, Greene commented on the resolution, saying "House Democrats have declared war on House Republican Women," adding that "Democrats are trying overturn the will of the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (SC-06) announced that Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) has been named Assistant Whip of the Democratic Caucus for the 117th Congress. Congressman Gomez also served as Assistant Whip in the 116th legislative session.
“I’m deeply honored to once again serve on Whip Clyburn's team as… Read more »
