Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today called on Speaker John Boehner to act on comprehensive immigration reform before he retires:

“I commend Speaker Boehner for leading this institution with dignity and I thank him for his service to our country. I am sure this was a difficult decision and I wish him well as he begins the next chapter in his life.

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today released the following statement on Pope Francis’ address to Congress:

“Few words can describe the feeling of being in the House chamber this morning. As the daughter of immigrant parents, as a Catholic, as a Latina, I am overjoyed.

“Today, Pope Francis spoke to all faiths and parties. He shared with us a message that is critically needed in Congress and our nation.

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, today issued the following statement on ending the carried interest tax provision:

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38), Co-Chair of the Labor and Working Families Caucus, today issued the following statement on President Obama's executive order requiring federal contractors to offer their employees up to seven days of paid sick leave per year – benefiting more than 300,000 federal contractors:

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, today released a statement regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached between the P5+1 nations and Iran:

Washington, DC – Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, today released the following statement on President Obama's Clean Power Plan to fight global climate change:

Washington, DC - Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38), a member of the Select Committee on Benghazi, today issued the following response to Chairman Trey Gowdy’s demand that the State Department’s Chief of Staff testify before the Select Committee on the same day, at the same time, Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Iran nuclear agreement:

Washington, DC- Reps. Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38) and Jackie Speier (CA- 14), along with 33 original co-sponsors, today introduced a resolution calling on the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to immediately end gender discrimination between male and female athletes. The dominant performance by the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team drew international attention and record-breaking audiences to the 2015 Women’s World Cup. However, the female athletes participating in this year’s World Cup were compensated far less than their male counterparts.