On the eve of the Capitol Hill Armenian Genocide Observance, US Congressmen Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) were joined by over 70 of their U.S. House colleagues in introducing a new Armenian Genocide Resolution aimed at establishing, as a matter of U.S. policy, 1) the rejection of Armenian Genocide denial, 2) ongoing official U.S. government recognition and remembrance of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Danny K. Davis (IL-07), and Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) introduced innovative legislation to make rental housing more affordable for struggling households at a time when renters’ wages have remained stagnant and housing costs have increased rapidly. The Rent Relief Act creates a new tax credit for renters who spend at least 30… Read more »
On Monday’s “MSNBC Live,” Representative Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) reacted to reports that outgoing DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen pushed back against attempts to reinstate the zero-tolerance immigration policy by stating that Nielsen “doesn’t want to go down with the ship,” and is “trying to rehabilitate her standing in the eyes of the public.” Gomez said the Trump administration has… Read more »
In late February, hours into Cohen’s headline-making testimony to the House Oversight Committee, Representative Jimmy Gomez, a California Democrat, asked, “Can you give us any insight into what the real reason is that the president has refused to release his tax returns?”
Cohen responded, “Statements that he has said to me is that what he didn’t want was to have an entire group of… Read more »
Congressman Jimmy Gomez, an Eagle Rock resident who represents California’s 34th Congressional District, said in a Twitter message: “My heart goes out to the Eagle Rock Junior Senior High School community & the student’s family and friends.”
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"Statements he made to me ... what he didn't want was to have an entire group of think tanks that are tax experts run through his tax return and start ripping it to pieces, and then he'll end up in an audit and he'll ultimately have taxable consequences, penalties, and so on," Cohen explained to California Democrat Rep. Jimmy Gomez when asked about Trump's tax audit.
Gomez followed up to… Read more »
Governor Michael Dukakis, the Democratic Party’s 1988 presidential nominee, spoke to a packed room full of college students and young professionals on March 28 in Los Angeles, emphasizing the importance of civic engagement. Since his early steps in public service during the 1960s Dukakis has been committed to government reform, cleansing the political system of corruption, and encouraging… Read more »
California Representatives Adam Schiff, Lucille Roybal-Allard and Jimmy Gomez were joined yesterday by 12 colleagues from the Los Angeles area in sending a letter urging the House Appropriations Committee to provide strong funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Fiscal Year 2020. These funds, including $130 million for preconstruction investigations and $2.6 billion for… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Adam Schiff (CA-28), and Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) were joined by 12 colleagues from the Los Angeles area in sending a letter urging the House Appropriations Committee to provide strong funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Fiscal Year 2020. These funds, including $130 million for preconstruction investigations and $2.6… Read more »
For more than a century, bells have been used in the Capitol to alert lawmakers when it’s time to vote. It’s a system that still operates in present day with loud buzzing sounds indicating not only the time, but the type of activity in the House chamber. And these days, there’s also an app for that. It’s yet another sign of the changing times, a juxtaposition of old vs. new. Standing amid… Read more »
