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Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) introduced legislation to address the growing crisis of food insecurity among college students across the country. The Enhanced Access to SNAP Act (or EATS Act) would amend the Food and Nutrition Act to include “attending an institution of higher education” as a form of qualification, expanding SNAP eligibility to millions of college students experiencing… Read more »

The United States is the only major country in the world without a paid parental leave policy. For Congressman Jimmy Gomez, this is not only a national issue but a personal one. As a child, his parents had to take off unpaid days of work in order to treat his pneumonia. These events inspired the Congressman to restructure the paid family leave policy in the California State… Read more »

Los Angeles, CA – This weekend, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) held a town hall event and announced the creation of his Youth Advisory Council, a nonpartisan group for high school students to foster engagement in public service through volunteer opportunities and professional development. Nearly 200 people attended Congressman Gomez’s town hall at the Lincoln Heights… Read more »

Los Angeles, CA – This week, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) hosted Future Forum Chair Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (FL-07) in Los Angeles to meet with local immigration rights advocates and tour California’s 34th Congressional District. The two members of Congress visited the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) – a community-based organization that… Read more »

Los Angeles, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) hosted a roundtable discussion on housing and homelessness at the Star Apartments – a supportive housing facility in Skid Row – to listen to the concerns and experiences of local advocacy groups in addressing Los Angeles’ ongoing homelessness crisis. “When it comes to the issue of homelessness, we need to develop a… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) signed onto Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson’s letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urging him to call the Senate back into session and vote on H.R. 8 – the Bipartisan Background Checks Act – and H.R. 1112 – the Enhanced Background Checks Act. Leader McConnell has blocked these… Read more »

Earlier last year, Gore was criticized by both Democratic and Republican lawmakers for failing to appear at a House Oversight committee hearing after he was invited to testify about the DOJ's request for a citizenship question. When he finally showed up at a follow-up hearing, he refused to answer lawmakers' questions beyond information that was publicly available. Gore did later provide… Read more »

While the three Republican House members from Southern California – Paul Cook, CA-8, Yucca Valley, Ken Calvert, CA -2, Corona and Duncan Hunter, CA-50, Alpine – oppose impeachment, here’s a look at where others in the region stand. This list includes people who believe they’ve already seen enough to oust Trump, some who favor impeachment because it will help Congress in court and others… Read more »

In order to open an impeachment inquiry, House lawmakers can either introduce a resolution or the House can vote to authorize an inquiry. The matter would then move on to the House Judiciary Committee. Of the 235 Democrats currently in the House of Representatives, 106 have publicly supported opening an impeachment inquiry, including 14 of the 24 Democrats serving on the House Judiciary… Read more »

Blumenauer and working group member Jimmy Gomez, D-California, seemed upbeat Friday after meeting with Lighthizer. “There’s a lot of agreement that enforceability is a big component of getting this right. There’s definitely agreement that enforceability, monitoring are big issues. It was the best meeting yet,” Gomez said. Full Article Read more »