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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), a senior Member of the California delegation and a senior Member on the Ways and Means Committee, was named Chief Deputy Whip of the Democratic Caucus for the 118th Congress.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) voted for final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, legislation that will deliver pay increases for servicemembers and serve as the foundation of the United States’ national security policy.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Vice Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, today released the following statement after voting to pass the Senate amendment to H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) released the following statement following votes to elect a new generation of leadership to the House Democratic Caucus.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) sent a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, calling on the Department to recommend funding for the Los Angeles Metro’s West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) Transit Corridor Project.
WASHINGTON—The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) officially endorsed Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez’s (D-CA) bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Mexican Expeditionary Air Force’s Escuadrón 201.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) sent a letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), expressing support for streamlined visa processing for foreign health care workers.
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For hour after hour Wednesday, members of the House Appropriations Committee sat around tables inside a cramped room on Capitol Hill and dutifully processed amendments to bills that would spend a combined $200 billion to keep federal agencies open next year — a day after they learned those bills may never see the House floor intact.
House Democrats are putting the onus on Republicans to prevent a government shutdown.
It’s unlikely a bipartisan deal could be reached in time to meet the April 28 funding deadline, and unless an agreement is in place Democrats should vote-against a short-term stopgap measure, Democratic leaders said Thursday.
California Democrats have talked for months about resisting President Trump, and many of their constituents have demanded it, loudly. With more details about the president’s policies expected to come out in the next few weeks, the state’s congressional Democrats will get their chance to try to turn that talk into action. At least they hope.
Rep. Linda T. Sánchez is the leader of the largest Hispanic coalition in Congress, and she has ambitions to soon rise even higher in House Democratic leadership.
The California Democrat is running for vice-chair of the House Democratic Conference, a position being vacated by Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) at the end of the year.
House Democrats are raring to confront the National Football League over its handling of concussions, but they may find it as tough as passing against the Denver Broncos defense.
A bipartisan pair of House members has offered legislation that would provide a tax credit for those who care for aging and disabled relatives.
The legislation is sponsored by Reps. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) and Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) and is supported by groups including the AARP and the American Heart Association, according to a news release issued Monday.