Bloomberg Government: Facial Recognition Tech Finds Public Support in Industry Survey

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Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), a member of the Oversight and Reform panel, is developing legislation he plans to introduce before the year’s end, Eric Harris, Gomez’s communications director, said in an email. The measure would set a moratorium on the technology until a national standard and certification process is established, Harris said. Democratic bills (H.R.…

California Democratic Congressional Delegation Calls on DOJ and EPA to Reject Proposed Consent Decree and Settlement Agreement with Exide Holdings

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Los Angeles – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), and members of California’s Democratic congressional delegation sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler expressing their strong opposition to the proposed consent decree and bankruptcy…

Politico Pro: Lawmakers object to Exide bankruptcy agreement

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Lawmakers are also objecting to the quick timeline for approval. DOJ provided just an eight-day public comment period, ending Tuesday, after it announced the proposed settlement Sept. 22. A letter from Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) and 21 other California House Democrats asks to extend the public comment period by 60 days. "Why do you want to rush it?" asked…

Top Dems Seek Answers on DOL’s Flawed Implementation of Paid Leave Expansion and Plans to Improve Access to Paid Leave Protections

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez, Vice Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education sent a letter to Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Mallinckrodt turned an old drug into a ‘cash cow,’ pumping price to $40,000 a vial, emails show

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He argued that Mallinckrodt had invested $660 million in improving manufacturing of the drug and in seeking evidence that Acthar works for many other uses that the FDA permits. Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, said Trudeau’s answer misled the committee and he owed Maloney an apology. “Replacing one term with another term, ‘cash cow’ with ‘profit maximizer,’ doesn’t change the…

Kaiser Health News: Old Drug Turned ‘Cash Cow’ as Company Pumped Price to $40K a Vial, Emails Show

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He argued that Mallinckrodt had invested $660 million in improving manufacturing of the drug and in seeking evidence that Acthar works for many other uses that the FDA permits. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) said Trudeau’s answer misled the committee and he owed Maloney an apology. “Replacing one term with another term, ‘cash cow’ with ‘profit maximizer,’ doesn’t change the intent of your…

MSNBC: Rep. Gomez to GOP: 'Why aren't you upset' over Trump tax report?

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Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) joins Ayman Mohyeldin as the White House and Republicans continue to push back on the New York Times reporting surrounding President Trump's tax returns. Gomez says Trump's evasion of paying taxes means he was allowed to "profit off the backs of the American people." Watch

Orange County Register: ICE facility where unwanted hysterectomies allegedly performed to get visit from Reps. Correa, Barragan, Gomez

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Congressional representatives from Southern California plan to visit on Saturday an immigration detention facility in Georgia to investigate reports of abuse, including allegations that some detainees were subjected to unwanted hysterectomies. Reps. Nanette Diaz Barragán, D-San Pedro, Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana, and Jimmy Gomez, D-Los Angeles, will join fellow Congressional Hispanic…

AP: Census takers head to homeless shelters, outdoor camps

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The wildfires in California, and around major cities like Los Angeles, add another twist to the state’s homeless problem, as thousands of people have been temporarily displaced. Census takers have headed to Red Cross shelters to count people who did not fill out their forms earlier. “The question for me ... is if they are counted at all,” said U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez, a Democrat from Los…

ABC News: Wildfires and hurricanes disrupt final weeks of 2020 census

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Rep. Jimmy Gomez, a Democrat from Los Angeles, said the recent disasters are another reason the deadline for ending the 2020 census should be extended by a month. Because of the pandemic, the Census Bureau pushed back the deadline for finishing the count from the end of July to the end of October. Then the agency announced last month that the deadline would be changed to the end of…