Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.), along with fellow Congressional Hispanic Caucus members Chair Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), led 85 House and Senate Democrats in filing a bicameral amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to uphold a lower court’s order blocking Immigration and Customs Enforcement from using – or even viewing – tens of thousands of taxpayers’ addresses obtained from the IRS.
WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to the latest round of tariffs, which the Trump administration claims are to combat forced labor:
“President Trump isn’t serious about combating forced labor. He’s trying to make an end-run around the Supreme Court and Congress to reimpose his illegal tariffs.
WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement after President Trump announced a 50 percent tariff on certain Canadian goods under the obscure Section 338 authority, which lacks meaningful procedural requirements, including public consultation and congressional approval:
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement after President Trump addressed the nation regarding his disproven conspiracy theories about widespread election fraud:
“President Trump is reviving long-debunked conspiracy theories because he refuses to accept that he lost the 2020 election. Now he’s using those same lies as a pretext to interfere with the next election because he knows Republicans can’t defend their record.
WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement on President Trump imposing a 25 percent tariff on products imported from Brazil:
“President Trump’s Section 301 investigation into Brazil was never about addressing unfair trade practices. It was always a pretext for imposing new tariffs.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement after signing on to cosponsor the Block the Bombs Act:
“As a mother, I’m heartbroken by the devastating loss of innocent lives and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. This cannot continue. That is why I oppose providing offensive weapons to Prime Minister Netanyahu and his far-right government without meaningful safeguards or accountability.
WASHINGTON – Representatives Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) and Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) yesterday led 143 of their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution designating July 10 as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.
WHITTIER, Calif. – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence:
“Our country was founded on an enduring promise: that all people are created equal and have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. For 250 years, we have strived to live up to that promise, working to build a more perfect union even in the face of extraordinary challenges.
WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) today released the following statement after the Trump administration announced it would not extend the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement for 16 years, triggering an annual review process:
“Trade, supply chains and industries evolve, and our trade agreements should evolve with them. Today’s summit is a good sign that all three countries are ready to review and hopefully strengthen the agreement.
WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Committee member Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) today introduced the Strengthening Social Security Act, a bill to increase Social Security benefits, ensure cost-of-living adjustments accurately reflect the real expenses seniors face and improve the long-term financial condition of the trust fund.