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September 29, 2008

Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-Lakewood) today voted against HR 3997, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, also known as the financial "bailout bill," and issued the following statement.

"Families want to be sure that their hard-earned tax dollars aren't spent without sufficient oversight and accountability," said Sánchez. "The revised plan we voted on today was better than the three-page White House version we were given a week ago, but it still fell short of something my conscience would permit me to vote for.

September 26, 2008
Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chair of the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), today held an oversight hearing to determine whether Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code is working as Congress intended and how the increase in business bankruptcies fits into the current economic crisis that has engulfed the country. The hearing examined recent bankruptcy filings by Lehman Brothers, Sharper Image, Bennigan’s and others.
September 25, 2008

Washington -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez announced today that she has secured support for $800,000 for Whittier College's East Asian Studies Program which will significantly add to the next generation of U.S. college graduates trained in this important security studies field.

"Whittier College students have so much to offer their communities and the nation," said Congresswoman Linda Sánchez. "I am pleased that I was able to secure this funding for the college which will prepare the next generation of political and business leaders to compete internationally."

September 25, 2008

Washington -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez announced today that she has secured support for $6 million in federal funding for California State University Long Beach's Center for the Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies, a cutting-edge maritime and transportation research institution.

September 18, 2008
Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chair of the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), today held an oversight hearing to discuss H.R. 5793, the Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2008, which would impose a five-year moratorium on any new discriminatory state or local taxes on mobile services, mobile service providers, and mobile service property.
September 16, 2008

Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chairwoman of the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), today held an oversight hearing to address the adequacy of trustee compensation in Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases.

September 4, 2008

Bill would increase the number of school counselors, social workers & school psychologists in low-income schools

Whittier, CA -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, at Whittier Union High School, announced education legislation she has introduced in Congress that will increase the number of school counselors, social workers and psychologists in qualified schools in low-income communities.

August 14, 2008
South Gate, CA -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez hosted her 6th Annual Senior Fair Wednesday at the South Gate Park Auditorium in South Gate and updated seniors on legislation in Congress that affects them directly including social security, Medicare and foreclosures. Over 500 seniors attended the event to participate in free health screenings, receive information and legal advice, or to consult with agencies such as the Social Security Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs and senior advocacy organizations.
August 7, 2008
Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez and the members of her staff today expressed their appreciation for the work of the office’s four interns, Jubel Becerra, Jessica Gomez, Luis Medina and Freddy Rayos. The interns are from cities throughout the 39th congressional district.
July 31, 2008
Legislation Includes Sánchez Amendment to promote education for youth ex-offenders

Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-CA) today voted in support of the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008, which included an amendment she introduced along with Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL) to authorize grants for community colleges to create partnerships with juvenile detention centers and residential facilities that would reduce recidivism rates among juvenile ex-offenders by providing education, vocational training, counseling, and related activities.