WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) joined United States Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) to reintroduce their bicameral resolution outlining a bold plan for President Biden to tackle the student loan debt crisis by using existing… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the opening of a vaccination site at the California State University, Los Angeles campus. The FEMA vaccination site will support the COVID-19 response efforts in Los Angeles County through the deployment of federal personnel and fast distribution of financial assistance and federal equipment. In response to… Read more »
Greene did not answer questions Wednesday from reporters as she left her office. House Republicans have a meeting Wednesday afternoon and Greene's future within their caucus is likely to be discussed.
Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., introduced a resolution calling for Greene to be expelled from Congress, saying she advocated "extremism and sedition."
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In a statement to CNN, Greene blamed the “teams of people” who she said managed her social media pages for those posts.
In response, Democrats are moving quickly against Greene. Pelosi has called her views “appalling” and urged Republicans to rein her in. Last week California Democratic Representative Jimmy Gomez called for a vote to remove Greene from office, an unlikely outcome.
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A resolution by Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., to expel Greene for her conduct has almost 70 co-sponsors and will be introduced later this week, according to a spokesperson for Gomez.
A resolution for expulsion, censure or reprimand need not go through the House Ethics Committee and can be called up by the sponsor. As it involves the conduct of a member, it is a privileged question and… Read more »
Perhaps she is, but that’s the Republicans’ problem. Democrats, though, are so bothered by Greene’s views that they’re fast-tracking a resolution to remove her from her assigned committees. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) is also circulating a resolution to expel Greene from the House entirely.
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Wasserman Schultz’s approach would require a simple majority vote to pass the House, where Democrats hold 221 seats to Republicans’ 211. That makes the measure far easier to pass then a separate effort, circulated by Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez, to expel Greene, which would require a two-thirds vote to pass.
Greene has supported false online claims that school shootings were staged,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) announced his appointment to once again serve as Vice Chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the main investigative body of the U.S. House of Representatives.
“Serving as Vice Chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform during the 116th Congress has been an incredible honor, and I humbly accept the… Read more »
LOS ANGELES – Today, Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Mark Pocan (WI-02) wrote a letter today to Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman and CEO of Facebook, demanding information as to why anti-vaccination activists that shut down Dodger Stadium—one of the largest COVID-19 vaccination centers in the nation—were allowed to organize and spread misinformation about COVID-19 on Facebook… Read more »
But as more of Greene’s old posts surface, Democrats are looking to force McCarthy’s hand. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said last week that Greene should be stripped of her House Education Committee post for endorsing the theory that the Sandy Hook shooting was staged. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) has led the charge to expel Greene from Congress, attracting dozens of cosponsors… Read more »
