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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 »

The biggest thing standing in the way of a coronavirus-targeted economic stimulus package could be the Trump administration’s proposed payroll tax cut. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer would rather prioritize expanding benefits and delivering relief directly to American workers and families hit by the coronavirus, and making testing free, than… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Supports, recently introduced legislation to ensure individuals participating in local relocation assistance programs in Los Angeles and throughout the country are not at risk of losing their Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. “In the face of the critical… Read more »

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is conducting an internal investigation following a whistleblower complaint that reportedly alleged more than a dozen employees were sent to receive the first Americans repatriated from Wuhan, China, amidst the novel coronavirus outbreak, without proper training or protective gear. "HHS is conducting an… Read more »

Three new cases of coronavirus infection from unknown sources emerged in the U.S. on Friday — in Santa Clara County, Oregon and Washington — suggesting the virus is already uncontained in West Coast communities, public health officials said. The revelations came two days after officials announced the first U.S. case — in Solano County — in which the infected woman had not… Read more »