110th Congress

WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), issued the following statement today, welcoming the introduction of the “Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007." Chairwoman Sánchez was unable to participate in the press conference announcing the new legislation due to a concurrent subcommittee mark up on her bill to provide more resources to local law enforcement.

WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), made the following statement today as part of the CAL Subcommittee’s oversight hearing titled “Straightening Out the Mortgage Mess: How Can We Protect Home Ownership and Provide Relief to Consumers in Financial Distress?”

Chairwoman Sánchez convened the hearing to hear from experts about what caused the current subprime mortgage crisis, its impact on consumers and the economy, and possible solutions.

Washington -- On Tuesday, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez introduced the third piece of her five-part Safe Kids Initiative the Internet Safety Education Act, which provides federal support to programs that combat online bullies and predators.

Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, a Member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, issued the following statement at the opening of Wednesday’s legislative hearing on H.R. 2015, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), in the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions. Congresswoman Sánchez is an original co-sponsor of ENDA, which prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Washington, DC - Marking the second anniversary of congressional passage of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Reps. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) and Hilda L. Solis (D-CA) today slammed the Bush administration's broken trade policy.

Brown also today met with Dr. Otton Solís, a 2006 presidential candidate in Costa Rica and former member of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly. Solís ran on an anti-CAFTA platform, ending in a virtual tie with former President Óscar Arias, prompting a manual recount which Arias won.

Washington - Congresswoman Linda Sánchez announced today that she has secured initial support for $3 million in federal funding for California State University Long Beach’s Center for the Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies, a cutting-edge maritime and logistics research institution.

Washington - Congresswoman Linda Sánchez today introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would equip schools with the resources they need to prevent school bullying and harassment. The Safe Schools Improvement Act would give students a safe learning environment and reduce the nation’s growing drop-out rate.

Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, released the following statement today in response to the White House's announcement that it will neither comply with Congressional subpoenas into the investigation of the mass firing of U.S. Attorneys nor explain its assertion of executive privilege.


"The White House is acting like a kid who tries to get away with something wrong by putting his hands over his eyes and saying he’s invisible. It didn’t work in pre-school, and it won’t work now.