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This week, the Census Bureau proposed a new timeline for the 2020 count, with most deadlines pushed back by several months to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Those changes require a vote in Congress, but some lawmakers aren't feeling enthusiastic about approving extensions without knowing how the bureau plans to adapt in-person canvassing around the pandemic. Census officials… Read more »

Los Angeles – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) – along with Congressmembers Barbara Lee (CA-13), Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Judy Chu (CA-27), Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), and Nanette Barragán (CA-34) – led a letter to Secretary Mark Ghaly, California Secretary of Health and Human Services, calling on the state to prioritize the collection and public release of disaggregated demographic data… Read more »

As the coronavirus pandemic persists, new numbers show another 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. That’s one in every 10 workers in the U.S. labor force. But one Los Angeles congressman, Representative Jimmy Gomez, said many concerns are flooding into his office—not just unemployment. He said hearing about these worries can help him craft his proposals for… Read more »

Los Angeles, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) led members of the California Congressional delegation in urging the Department of Labor to issue guidance enabling California and other states to implement enhanced benefits to unemployed workers that were authorized by Congress.   Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Congress provided all… Read more »

Los Angeles – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and 32 bipartisan members of the California delegation wrote to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara asking him to use his authority to ensure insurance companies comply with their business interruption policies. After hearing that some businesses that had purchased this insurance were getting denied, Thompson and the other… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – In response to the House passage of the third emergency coronavirus response funding package, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement:   “Once again, House Democrats have passed an emergency coronavirus response funding package that prioritizes our nation’s most vulnerable and at-risk residents. Once signed into law, this legislation will… Read more »

House lawmakers rushed back to Washington for a vote on a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) threatened to call for a roll call vote on the Senate-passed measure.  Lawmakers took a variety of routes back to get to Washington for the vote.  Full Article Read more »

The restaurant industry is struggling under the devastating effects of the coronavirus as cities and states around the country are ordering restaurants and bars to shut down to prevent the outbreak from spreading. Industry representatives say they understand the public health needs but warn that many small businesses will not recover from the pandemic without government help. Full Article Read more »

Two of the nation's top public health experts told Congress Thursday they found the case for President Donald Trump's new travel ban on much of Europe compelling when questioned by lawmakers about the administration's response to the novel coronavirus. Speaking from the Oval Office Wednesday night, Trump said all travelers from much of Europe -- except Americans… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – After receiving an inadequate reply from the Trump Administration to a February 27 letter, leaders on the Ways and Means Committee requested that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar provide additional information regarding a recent whistleblower allegation concerning the alleged improper deployment of Administration for Children &… Read more »