Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.), along with all Ways and Means Committee Democrats, today introduced the Stopping a Rogue President on Trade Act, a bill to end the constant chaos created by President Trump’s trade wars and reclaim Congress’s authority over tariffs.
WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s announcement of expansive new tariffs:
“President Trump’s latest trade chaos has our economy teetering on the cliff’s edge. His trade wars have zero strategy behind them – other than lining the pockets of his billionaire friends and sticking families with the bill.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) today reintroduced the bipartisan Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act to create jobs and promote energy efficiency.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement on the passing of Quincy Enoch:
“I’m heartbroken by the passing of my friend Quincy Enoch. He was more than a respected professional in Washington – he was a source of light, warmth and wisdom to everyone around him. Quincy led with heart and purpose. He brought people together, mentored the next generation with generosity and always showed up with grace and a smile.
WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) and 13 of her committee Democratic colleagues today called on Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemerto and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to reinstate recently canceled international labor programs that are critical to protecting American workers and defending U.S. trade.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement on President Trump’s illegal executive order to dismantle the Department of Education:
“This illegal executive order is a direct attack on our students’ futures. The president does not have the authority to dismantle a department created by Congress, making this yet another abuse of power from this White House.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement after voting against the Republican continuing resolution:
“This is far from a clean funding bill, no matter how much Republicans try to spin it.
“It slashes vital programs like health care, nutritional assistance, and cuts $23 billion from veterans’ benefits. And it offers no new aid for Los Angeles’ wildfire victims.
WASHINGTON – House Ways and Means Committee members Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.) and Congressman Mike Carey (R-Ohio), along with Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), today reintroduced the Credit for Caring Act, a bipartisan bill that would create a new tax credit of up to $5,000 for working family caregivers.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress:
“Between the self-congratulatory nonsense, the hate-filled rhetoric and the outright lies, President Trump didn’t bother to tell the American people how he was going to improve their lives.
WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) today introduced the Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act, the most comprehensive bill to close a loophole that has harmed American consumers and families and gutted U.S.