Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Representatives Linda T. Sánchez and Scott Peters (both D-Calif.), along with 38 of their California colleagues, today called on the Trump administration to refrain from cutting over $800 million in National Institutes of Health funding for California universities. Nationally, the administration is attempting to block more than $4 billion in NIH funding.
WASHINGTON– Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) today issued a joint statement on President Trump’s announced 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports:
WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) issued a joint statement today after President Trump signed an executive order reversing his earlier decision to close the de minimis trade exemption for China.
The de minimis exemption allows packages valued at less than $800 entering the United States to be fast-tracked and avoid tariffs, fees, and most basic inspection procedures.
WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) today released the following statement after the U.S. Postal Service temporarily suspended accepting packages from China and Hong Kong:
“This is yet another example of the chaos President Trump continues to create. He loves signing executive orders to show off for the cameras but fails to consider their long-term implications or how they’ll be carried out.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on President Trump handing control of the Treasury Department’s payment system and other government agencies to Elon Musk:
“President Trump surrendering control of the government to Elon Musk is a direct attack on our democracy. The richest man in the world should not have the power to manipulate the system further for his personal gain.
WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s announced 25 percent tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico and 10 percent on goods imported from China:
WASHINGTON – Representatives Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y) today introduced the bipartisan Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act to educate children about the dangers of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids and protect them from overdoses. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s announcement that he plans to send 30,000 undocumented immigrants to Guantanamo Bay:
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement after the Trump administration ordered a pause on grants, loans and other federal financial assistance:
“President Trump illegally freezing billions in federal aid programs will hurt working families, drive costs sky-high for everyone and wreak havoc on our economy.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) released the following statement on President Trump’s inaugural address and announced executive orders: