Representative Jimmy Gomez

Week In Review

September 28, 2026

What's Inside

Visited an East LA Nursing Facility as Trump's Medicaid Cuts Threaten Care
Demanded Answers After ICE Shooting in Texas
Slammed Trump for Rising Home-Buying Costs
Announced Federal Funding for Alma Family Services in Boyle Heights

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Visited an East LA Nursing Facility as Trump's Medicaid Cuts Threaten Care

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I visited Costa Del Sol, a skilled nursing facility in East LA to meet the people who care for our seniors. Nearly two in three nursing home residents rely on Medicaid to pay for their care. The disastrous Big Billionaire Bill Trump signed last year is projected to cut a trillion dollars from Medicaid over 10 years, putting more pressure on facilities like this one.

I know how much health coverage matters. Growing up, I didn’t have insurance. When I spent a week in the hospital with pneumonia, my family had to put up our house as collateral. That stay nearly bankrupted us.

I'll keep working to protect health care for our neighbors in Los Angeles and make sure families don't have to choose between getting the care they need and keeping a roof over their heads.

Demanded Answers After ICE Shooting in Texas

Rep. Gomez Demands Accountability and Transparency for Man Shot by ICE in Austin, TX

I joined more than 100 of my colleagues in demanding answers after an ICE agent shot Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old DoorDash driver, in Austin, Texas.

What happens hundreds of miles away matters here in Los Angeles. Families across our district deserve to know that federal immigration agents are being independently investigated for serious uses of force.

Mr. Garces Perez should receive the medical care he needs and remain in the United States while this investigation is underway.

I will continue using my oversight authority to demand transparency from ICE and DHS, press for a full accounting of what happened, and insist that the public get answers.

Slammed Trump for Rising Home-Buying Costs

Buying a home in Los Angeles was already difficult. This week, it got even more expensive.

The average 30-year mortgage rate reached 7.03%, meaning families looking to buy a home are facing thousands of dollars in additional borrowing costs.

For families in neighborhoods across our district, higher rates can be the difference between being able to afford a home and having to keep waiting.

At the same time, families are dealing with higher prices on everyday goods and higher energy costs. All of it puts additional pressure on household budgets.

Housing should be within reach for working families, not a dream that keeps getting pushed further away.

Announced Federal Funding for Alma Family Services in Boyle Heights

I stopped by Alma Family Services in Boyle Heights this week to see how $250,000 in federal funding I secured for our district is being put to work.

For 50 years, Alma Family Services has supported families and young people across Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles. The funding I secured will renovate its Youth Empowerment Center, creating a better space for young people to learn, grow and build their futures.

During my visit, I met with Alma's team and saw how these federal dollars are making a difference right here in our community.

This is exactly what Community Project Funding should do: bring federal resources back home and invest them directly into our communities.

Sincerely,

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Jimmy Gomez
Your Representative