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California Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez, who sits on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, said he was concerned to learn of the data-sharing proposal and that Ross would face related questions. “The news of this proposed plan will surely send shockwaves through immigrant communities across the country,” Gomez said Wednesday. “This new development raises even more questions about… Read more »

In December, Barragan and fellow California Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D) were caged together overnight with a group of 15 asylum seekers at the Otay Mesa port of entry near San Diego in order to observe how detained migrants are treated when attempting to claim asylum. CBP agents told the representatives repeatedly that their group could not be processed that day due to “capacity… Read more »

Barragán then turned to an incident in which she and Rep. Jimmy Gomez(D-Calif.) camped at the border with an asylee named Maria in order to get CBP agents to initiate her asylum proceedings. Full Article Read more »

Washington, D.C. – In honor of Women’s History Month, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued the following statement: “We cannot talk about the progress our country has achieved without mentioning the strong women who helped us get there. In the 100 years since they won the right to vote, we’ve seen women take charge of their destiny and produce some of the greatest… Read more »

Representative Jimmy Gomez got Michael Cohen to admit Trump is lying about his tax returns. Gomez sits on the Ways and Means Committee, which has the authority to request a president’s tax returns. “We need to know if there’s any kind of conflicts of interest that this president has been hiding from the American people from the day he ran for office,” he explained. Every… Read more »

California was well represented on the Oversight Committee. In addition to Katie Hill and Ro Khanna (CA- 17), Jackie Speier (CA-14) also managed to score some points against the Republicans. Rounding out a solid showing for the Golden State, Speier specifically asked Cohen how many times he had threatened people on the President's behalf and suggested that fifty was the mark. Cohen… Read more »

“Democrats are doing exactly what they said before the election. Their whole goal is to try and impeach the President.” Democrats believe Republican opposition to question Trump Jr and Mr Weisselberg is because they fear Mr Cohen’s testimony may be true. Jimmy Gomez, Democrat and House Oversight Committee member told Newsweek: “I don’t think Republicans want to call them… Read more »

Los Angeles, CA — Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) joined the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund in hosting a telephone conference call to discuss the 2020 Census with representatives of state and local governments, agencies, and non-profit organizations. The call focused on the Trump administration’s efforts to add an untested… Read more »

Earlier in his nearly five hours before the committee, Cohen also said he didn't know if the president's tax returns were being audited, which is the reason Trump gave for not releasing them during the 2016 campaign even though other presidential contenders have released such information. 'Mr. Cohen, do you know whether President Trump's tax returns were really under audit by the IRS in… Read more »

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee, which has the authority to subpoena Trump's tax returns, on Thursday called on Chair Richard Neal (D-Mass.) to move forward with demanding their release. "He brought out many situations where the tax returns are the only answer," Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), who sits on the House Ways and Means Committee, told ABC News. "It's time,"… Read more »