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May 28, 2026

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.

Issues:Immigration
May 21, 2026

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.

May 18, 2026

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. 

May 15, 2026

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.

May 14, 2026

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) announced the winners of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition. The annual competition was held to recognize the artistic talent of high school students across California’s 38th congressional district. This year’s event was on May 5 at Liberty Community Plaza in Whittier.

May 8, 2026

WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez released the following statement in response to the U.S. Court of International Trade ruling that President Trump’s 10 percent Section 122 global tariffs were an unlawful abuse of executive authority:

“President Trump never gets tired of losing in court.

April 30, 2026

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) today introduced the PFAS Cleanup Act, a bill that would require manufacturers of PFAS chemicals to help fund the cleanup of contamination from these forever chemicals in our nation's water supply.

April 30, 2026

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) today released the following statement after House Republican leadership agreed to pass the bipartisan Senate bill to fund all Department of Homeland Security agencies except Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement:

“Speaker Johnson held DHS employees' paychecks hostage for more than a month to satisfy the unreasonable demands of far-right Republicans. It was wrong, and it did not have to happen.

Issues:Immigration
April 23, 2026

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) today called out President Trump and Republicans during a Ways and Means Committee hearing, dismantling their claim that Medicare fraud is a problem unique to Democratic-led states.

Sánchez put the question directly to the witnesses, asking whether Medicare fraud occurred only in “blue states” or in every state. Every single witness, including those invited by the Republican majority, agreed by a show of hands that it happens in every state.

Issues:Health Care