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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the Supreme Court ruling on the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement: “Today’s Supreme Court ruling reaffirms the skepticism and concern I’ve always held in regard to the Trump administration’s justification for adding an untested and politically-motivated citizenship… Read more »

House Democrats’ Trade Working Group features nine members tasked with resolving Democratic demands to overhaul certain parts of the new NAFTA deal. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named lawmakers to the group this week, setting in motion a process for negotiating with the Trump administration. House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal will lead the group. Who’s on: The group is divided into… Read more »

"Since doctors and hospitals lose money on nearly every treatment they provide in Medicare, experts predict that Medicare for all will cause a chronic shortage of doctors, and hospital overcrowding will be an epidemic," Brady added. Democrats countered that the current system forces many Americans to skimp or forgo medical care. "To say that everything is peachy keen and everybody has… Read more »

Thousands of women die from cervical cancer every year, but data shows women of color are more likely to die from the highly treatable disease. Some argue that’s due to a lack of healthcare access. Now, Congressman Jimmy Gomez, who represents Los Angeles, is fighting to expand women’s preventative healthcare through the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2019.  Gomez… Read more »

Planned Parenthood Federation of America applauded today’s introduction of the “Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Care Act of 2019,” which would increase access to life-saving cancer screenings. Sponsored by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34), the bill will expand funding for preventive services with a focus on breast and gynecological cancer… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2019. The legislation would expand access to preventive, lifesaving women’s health screenings at safety net healthcare providers like Planned Parenthood. Specifically, the bill would create new grant and pilot programs to expand access to… Read more »

Today, California Congressman Jimmy Gomez and Washington Senator Patty Murray will introduce the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2019. Named after Jeannette Acosta, a former congressional employee who passed away after treatment for cervical cancer in 2017, the bill would create new grants to provide increased access to preventative and life-saving screenings for cancers… Read more »

A growing debate over facial recognition continues this week as Congress holds it’s second hearing Tuesday and as some New York schools plan to implement the technology to improve safety. California has been an adamant opponent against the technology, and now a Los Angeles congressman is leading the fight against it. “First, facial recognition is something that’s been around for a number… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – In response to the House passage of H.R. 6 – the Dream and Promise Act – Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement: “Today’s historic passage of the Dream and Promise Act in the House represents an opportunity for all of us to reaffirm what I’ve always known to be true: We still live in a country where the son of Mexican immigrants,… Read more »

In July 2018, the ACLU tested Amazon’s Rekognition software and found “the software incorrectly matched 28 members of Congress, identifying them as other people who have been arrested for a crime.” One of the members mismatched was Representative Jimmy Gomez, a member of the committee. He asked Del Greco about biases in the technology, and she said FBI personnel are not trained on… Read more »