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January 3, 2026

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on the Trump administration’s military actions in Venezuela:

“There is no question that Nicolás Maduro is a dictator who has brutalized his people and dismantled Venezuelan democracy. The Venezuelan people deserve freedom, self-determination and the rule of law – just as all people do.

December 18, 2025

WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), along with 48 of their colleagues, today condemned President Trump’s unprecedented attacks on Brazil’s democracy and his attempts to shield former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro from accountability for his role in an attempted coup.

December 10, 2025

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026:

“The NDAA should be a bipartisan bill focused on strengthening our national defense and supporting our brave servicemembers. While the bill includes a small number of real Democratic wins, it remains divisive and harmful.

December 8, 2025

WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) today released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s plan for an $12 billion tariff-relief bailout for farmers:

“President Trump is betting that throwing $12 billion in taxpayer dollars at the chaos he created will somehow make Americans forget he caused this disaster in the first place.

December 4, 2025

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) and Congressman Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) both members of the House Ways and Means Committee, today introduced the Retirement Rollover Flexibility Act.

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November 12, 2025

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement after voting against the Republican government funding bill:

“I voted against the Republican government funding bill because it fails to protect the health care subsidies that prevent premiums in my district from doubling.

October 29, 2025

WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez issued the following statement after the Senate voted last night to terminate President Trump’s tariffs on Brazilian imports:

“It’s about time one chamber of Congress stood up to President Trump and reclaimed our constitutional authority over tariffs. Too bad the House can’t show the same backbone because of Speaker Johnson’s rule blocking votes on tariffs.

October 27, 2025

WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) today released the following joint statement on the Trump administration’s latest “trade deal” with China:

“President Trump is cowering before China’s threat to ramp up export controls on rare earths and magnets. His supposed ’trade deal’ fails to address our core issues with the world’s biggest trade cheat, China.

October 21, 2025

WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) and Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member Terri Sewell and 54 of their Democratic colleagues yesterday called on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to provide immediate answers regarding the Trump administration’s $20 billion bailout of Argentina. 

October 1, 2025

WASHINGTON— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.), Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.), and Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) released the following statement on the importance of reauthorizing the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA):