Press Releases
Washington, D.C. — ICYMI: Today, New Dem Innovation & Technology Working Group Chair Sam Liccardo (CA-16) penned an op-ed in The Mercury News about the need for Democrats to offer a new path forward as an alternative to President Trump’s anti-innovation agenda.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) and Congressman Gil Cisneros (CA-31) have conveyed a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressing strong opposition to reported efforts to potentially rename the USNS Cesar Chavez, a Navy cargo ship honoring the civil rights icon and military veteran.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – El Congresista Sam Liccardo (CA-16) y el Congresista Gil Cisneros (CA-31) han enviado una carta al Secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth expresando su firme oposición a los reportes sobre posibles esfuerzos para cambiar el nombre del USNS César Chávez, un nave de carga de la Marina que honra al ícono de los derechos civiles y veterano militar.
SAN JOSE, CA — Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) proudly announced Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) will receive a $438,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). AACI, a San Jose-based organization providing primary and behavioral health services to immigrants, will invest the grant funding to train more behavioral health professionals.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Sam Liccardo (CA-16) introduced H.R. 4274, the Remittance Expense Minimization and Integrity for Transfers (REMIT) Act, to counter Congressional Republicans’ newly imposed 1% tax on remittances included in the “One Bloated Borrowing Budget.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the developing conflict between Israel and Iran, Rep. Sam Liccardo (CA-16) released the following statement:
"A nuclear Iran is a nonstarter. I support Israeli efforts to dismantle Iran's nuclear capabilities before that regime can pose a much more lethal regional–and global–threat.
Reps. Sam Liccardo (CA-16), Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), Kevin Mullin (CA-15), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Mike Thomspon (CA-04), John Garamendi (CA-08), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Eric Swalwell (CA-14), and Ro Khanna, (CA-17), issued the following joint statement in response to Customs and Border Protection inexplicably detaining travelers at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
PALO ALTO, CA — Today, Representative Sam Liccardo (CA-16) proudly recognized Magnefy (formerly known as Infinion Technology), a cutting-edge energy startup headquartered in Palo Alto, for winning first place and a $50,000 award at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Spring 2025 EPIC Pitch Competition.