Press Releases

WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez announced that the ABC Unified School District received a grant of $564,725 from the U.S. Department of Education’s Magnet Assistance Program. The grant is expected to be renewed for two additional years. The total grant funding for three years will be $2,530,015.

WASHINGTON -- The House Judiciary Committee today favorably reported, by voice vote, H.R. 3654, the Regulatory Improvement Act of 2007, reauthorizing the Administrative Conference of the United States. No amendments were adopted.

Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, reported the bill out of the subcommittee, following a legislative hearing, in September.

WASHINGTON -- By a vote of 5 to 4, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), today (Thursday) favorably reported H.R. 3609, “The Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Protection Act Of 2007.” No amendments were adopted.

Washington -- President George W. Bush vetoed a children’s healthcare measure today (Wednesday) that would have provided insurance coverage for 1.8 million children in California and 10 million children across the nation. The President, who earlier this week turned away children pulling red Radio Flyer wagons full of petitions asking him to sign the bill, then left the capital.

“President Bush’s veto of children’s healthcare is not compassionate conservatism -- it is moral bankruptcy at its worst,” Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) said.

WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), issued the following statement today at a press conference with Rep. Brad Miller introducing H. R. 3609, “The Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007.”

“It’s a pleasure to join my colleagues Brad Miller and Carolyn Maloney today to formally announce the introduction of the Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act.

WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), made the following statement today as part of the CAL Subcommittee’s oversight hearing titled “Straightening Out the Mortgage Mess: How Can We Protect Home Ownership and Provide Relief to Consumers in Financial Distress?”

Chairwoman Sánchez convened the hearing to hear from experts about what caused the current subprime mortgage crisis, its impact on consumers and the economy, and possible solutions.

WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), issued the following statement today, welcoming the introduction of the “Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007." Chairwoman Sánchez was unable to participate in the press conference announcing the new legislation due to a concurrent subcommittee mark up on her bill to provide more resources to local law enforcement.

Washington -- On Tuesday, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez introduced the third piece of her five-part Safe Kids Initiative the Internet Safety Education Act, which provides federal support to programs that combat online bullies and predators.