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WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Committee Democratic members Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.), Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) and Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) released the following joint statement after the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration confirmed that the Internal Revenue Service illegally leaked the confidential tax information of 47,000 taxpayers to the Department of Homeland Security.

WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement after the Trump administration proposed a new 25 percent tariff on Brazil:

“This confirms what we knew from the start: President Trump's Section 301 investigation was never about assessing the facts. It was a sham to impose more tariffs on Brazil.

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) and 11 of her Democratic Ways and Means Committee colleagues last week called on the Trump administration to address concerns over the recent IRS settlement that prevents the prosecution or pursuit of claims against President Trump, his family or his businesses for not complying with federal tax law.

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) today called on acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to explain if victims of the Trump administration’s cruel and inhumane immigration enforcement tactics would be eligible to receive damages from the $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” established by the Department of Justice.

WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Committee members Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.), Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) today introduced the Rental Housing Investment Act, a bipartisan bill that would modernize the tax code, lower construction costs and create stronger incentives to build affordable rental housing.

WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.), along with all Ways and Means Committee Democrats, today called on the Trump administration to prioritize American workers, stronger environmental protections and economic security in the upcoming review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. 

WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement on President Trump’s visit to China:

“President Trump continues to treat one of America’s adversaries like a reality show, and America is paying the price.

WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T.