At least two dozen members, however, were left inside a gallery, given gas masks and advised to remain low to the floor.
“It was a pretty terrifying experience,” said Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles), who was in the chamber. “This shouldn’t happen in the United States, where people think a democracy is being stolen from them and being antagonized by the president of the United States. It… Read more »
Police told us to follow them. We walked for several minutes, hustling down a warren to hallways and a winding staircase. I have worked in the Capitol for eight years, and I can’t tell you the path we took. As lawmakers, reporters and staffers streamed ahead, I slowed so I could speak with a visibly shaken Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles). He was livid. I pulled out my phone and hit… Read more »
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) laid blame for the Capitol chaos squarely on Trump and the congressional Republicans who attempted to use Wednesday’s session to challenge the Electoral College results.
“I think Donald Trump probably should be brought up on treason for something like this. This is how a coup is started. And this is how democracy dies,” Gomez told reporters as they were… Read more »
When the pandemic hit in March, Congress recognized the urgent need for paid leave and quickly passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, granting workers two weeks of emergency paid sick leave at their full rate of pay or two weeks of paid leave at two-thirds their regular rate of pay for the purposes of caregiving and up to an additional 10 weeks of emergency paid childcare… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to head off last minute lame-duck Trump Administration efforts to expand offshore oil and gas drilling along the California coast, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), today, joined a letter with 21 House colleagues from the California Delegation in expressing their strong opposition to any expansion of oil and gas drilling off the coast of California.
In a… Read more »
“I was wearing a mask and gloves and knocked on people’s doors, stood six to 10 feet back and encouraged people to do the census,” Gomez, a Democrat, said in an interview. “I think we’re gonna have to do the same thing.”Black, Latino and Native Americans were a focal point in census outreach nationwide as local leaders sought to ensure underrepresented communities weren’t also… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) voted to pass the Emergency Coronavirus Relief in the Omnibus spending bill, to provide more direct COVID-19 relief to the American people. In response, Congressman Gomez issued the following statement:
“Californians, like many Americans, are desperate and need help now. Despite being far from perfect, the bipartisan… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) joined Congressmen Dan Kildee (MI-05), Danny K. Davis (IL-07), and 74 other Members of Congress to send a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging his administration to extend federal unemployment insurance benefits, which are set to expire at the end of December without action by the White House and U.S. Senate.
Federal… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) joined dozens of his House colleagues in asking Congressional leadership to include more direct cash assistance to the American people in any forthcoming COVID-19 relief package. While legislation is currently being negotiated, no proposed plans include another round of Economic Impact Payments (EIP) – or stimulus checks which were… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles), who represents the district in Congress, watched the numbers come in and got worried.
"The count was not good, at all," Gomez said. "Worst of any congressional district in the state."
At that point, COVID-19 forced most census messaging onto social media, instead of face-to-face, as most local non-profits had planned for years prior. But with the… Read more »
