Press Releases
July 26, 2007
Washington, DC - Marking the second anniversary of congressional passage of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Reps. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) and Hilda L. Solis (D-CA) today slammed the Bush administration's broken trade policy.
Brown also today met with Dr. Otton Solís, a 2006 presidential candidate in Costa Rica and former member of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly. Solís ran on an anti-CAFTA platform, ending in a virtual tie with former President Óscar Arias, prompting a manual recount which Arias won.
Brown also today met with Dr. Otton Solís, a 2006 presidential candidate in Costa Rica and former member of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly. Solís ran on an anti-CAFTA platform, ending in a virtual tie with former President Óscar Arias, prompting a manual recount which Arias won.
July 25, 2007
Washington - Congresswoman Linda Sánchez announced today that she has secured initial support for $3 million in federal funding for California State University Long Beach’s Center for the Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies, a cutting-edge maritime and logistics research institution.
July 23, 2007
Washington - Congresswoman Linda Sánchez today introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would equip schools with the resources they need to prevent school bullying and harassment. The Safe Schools Improvement Act would give students a safe learning environment and reduce the nation’s growing drop-out rate.
July 9, 2007
Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, released the following statement today in response to the White House's announcement that it will neither comply with Congressional subpoenas into the investigation of the mass firing of U.S. Attorneys nor explain its assertion of executive privilege.
"The White House is acting like a kid who tries to get away with something wrong by putting his hands over his eyes and saying he’s invisible. It didn’t work in pre-school, and it won’t work now.
"The White House is acting like a kid who tries to get away with something wrong by putting his hands over his eyes and saying he’s invisible. It didn’t work in pre-school, and it won’t work now.
June 25, 2007
Washington - The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to pass a resolution by Rep. Linda Sánchez that would provide a long overdue recognition to thousands of Vietnam War veterans for their dedicated service to our country.
The passage of Rep. Sánchez’ “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” resolution (H. Res. 189) comes a week after she hosted a community veterans forum with local veterans to discuss their access to health and other services.
The passage of Rep. Sánchez’ “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” resolution (H. Res. 189) comes a week after she hosted a community veterans forum with local veterans to discuss their access to health and other services.
June 12, 2007
Washington - Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, issued the following statement as part of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing into the fairness of mandatory arbitration agreements in consumer contracts. Chairwoman Sánchez called the hearing to evaluate how companies may be using the Federal Arbitration Act of 1925 to establish systems where consumers have very limited recourse in cases like cell phone or credit card disputes.
June 7, 2007
Washington - Congresswoman Linda Sánchez delivered the following remarks today at a press conference with other Members of Congress and human rights advocates. Congresswoman Sánchez, a Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the House Committee on Education and Labor, recently returned from Colombia, where she met with political leaders and workers.
"I just returned from a trip to Colombia. This was my second trip to Colombia in the last 7 months.
"I just returned from a trip to Colombia. This was my second trip to Colombia in the last 7 months.
May 23, 2007
Washington - Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, issued the following statement as part of the House Judiciary Committee's oversight hearing into the Bush Administration's mass firing of U.S. Attorneys with Monica Goodling, former Senior Counsel to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Justice Department Liaison with the White House.
May 16, 2007
Washington - Congressman Linda Sánchez today announced that Senator Barbara Boxer has initially secured a $4 million authorization of federal funds to improve La Mirada’s aging flood control system. Congresswoman Sánchez asked Senator Boxer to include the project in the Senate’s renewal of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which passed the Senate today by a vote of 91-4.
May 10, 2007
Washington - Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, issued the following statement as part of the House Judiciary Committee’s oversight hearing with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales regarding the Bush Administration’s mass firing of U.S. Attorneys:
The House Judiciary Committee started this investigation of the mass firing of U.S. Attorneys because of the prospect that partisan politics had contaminated our system of justice.
The House Judiciary Committee started this investigation of the mass firing of U.S. Attorneys because of the prospect that partisan politics had contaminated our system of justice.