Press Releases

Chairwoman's Opening Statement at Oversight Hearing on Deferred Prosecution Corporate Settlement Guidelines

March 11, 2008

WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), issued the following opening statement today at the CAL Subcommittee oversight hearing on “Deferred Prosecution: Should Corporate Settlements Be Without Guidelines?” Former Attorney General John Ashcroft, the recipient of a corporate monitoring contract, testified at the hearing.

Chairwoman's Opening Statement at Legislative Hearing on Automobile Arbitration Fairness

March 6, 2008

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WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), issued the following opening statement today at the CAL Subcommittee legislative hearing on H.R. 5312, the Automobile Arbitration Fairness Act of 2008. Congresswoman Sánchez is the author of the bill.

Chairwoman's Opening Statement at Oversight Hearing on the Implementation of the U.S. Department of Justice's Special Counsel Regulations

February 26, 2008

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WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), issued the following opening statement today at the CAL Subcommittee oversight hearing on the implementation of the U.S. Department of Justice’s special counsel regulations.

“In response to the Watergate scandal and President Richard Nixon's executive dismissal of Independent Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox, the independent counsel provisions were originally enacted as Title VI of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

Chairwoman's Opening Statement at Legislative Hearing on State Video Tax Fairness Act

February 14, 2008

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Chairwoman Sánchez' Statement on Contempt of Congress Resolution

February 14, 2008

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WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), gave the following statement on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday in support of the contempt resolution for former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten.

Rep.Linda Sánchez Welcomes Passage of Hastings-Sánchez Anti-Gang Amendment

February 7, 2008

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WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. House of Representatives today passed an anti-gang amendment by Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-CA) and Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL). The Hastings-Sánchez amendment, which was attached to the higher education reauthorization bill that was approved by the House today, provides for a national pilot program creating partnerships between community colleges and juvenile detention centers to reduce recidivism rates through education, vocational training and counseling.

Feb. 4-8 to be "National School Counseling Week" After Passage of Sánchez Resolution

January 22, 2008

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WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-Lakewood) celebrated the passage today of a congressional resolution (H.Res. 932) honoring school counselors by declaring Feb. 4-8 "National School Counseling Week."

Congresswoman Linda Sánchez Presents $238,755 Check to Whittier After-School Programs

January 8, 2008

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CERRITOS, CA -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez presented the Whittier City Council with a $238,755 check on Tuesday evening for homework tutoring and after school programs at Dexter Middle School and the Whittier Public Library. Congresswoman Sánchez secured the federal funding in the 2008 omnibus appropriations bill, passed by Congress and signed by the president last month.

CHAIRWOMAN LINDA SÁNCHEZ OPPOSES NEW HURDLES FOR THE DISABLED SEEKING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS

December 21, 2007

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Washington, DC - Congresswoman Linda Sánchez has joined other leaders of the Judiciary Committee, as well as the Chairmen of the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform in opposition to a proposed Social Security Administration (SSA) rule change that would sharply restrict appeal rights for severely disabled individuals applying for Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits.

REP. LINDA SÁNCHEZ BRINGS HOME OVER $5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR LOCAL PROJECTS

December 20, 2007

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Washington -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez announced today that she has secured final approval for $5.1 million in federal funding for projects across her Southern California district. The House Appropriations Committee included these investments in the defense funding bill approved in November and the federal omnibus funding bill which was passed by Congress on Wednesday and is expected to be signed by the president soon.