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April 7, 2026

SAN JOSÉ, CA — Upon today’s news that the U.S. and Iran have reached a two-week cease-fire, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) said, “Didn’t have it on my bingo card that Pakistan would persuade an American president to stand down from threats to commit war crimes. Dismissing this pause in fighting as another episode of “TACO Trump” doesn’t acknowledge the deeply dismal moment we face. Our president is deeply unwell, and the Cabinet must invoke the 25th Amendment.”


March 26, 2026
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that the Senate unanimously passed his legislation to expand and improve the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

March 25, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs to save a commissary in our area.
 
Speaking during its "Member Day Hearing," Liccardo highlighted the need to find, plan, and fund a permanent home for a commissary, as the Moffett Commissary is set to close by 2029.
 
The Moffett Field Commissary currently sells deeply discounted food and supplies to more than 2,600 military families across the Bay Area.
Issues: Lowering Costs

March 23, 2026
As members of the Financial Services Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Treasury Department and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), we demand Secretary Bessent immediately appear before the committee and explain the administration's decision to ease OFAC sanctions on the Iranian regime, and on Russian Federation, and to provide more clarity about the rationale for sanctions relief.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) led Fina

March 19, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Representatives Sam Liccardo (CA-16), Jay Obernolte (CA-23), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) introduced the bipartisan Keep Innovators in America Act (KIAA) to codify the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program and retain U.S.-trained talent.

Issues: Innovation

March 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal and Congressman Sam Liccardo were joined by 11 House members urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S.

March 12, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate passed an amended bipartisan housing package, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which includes five bills authored by Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16).

The package — which includes Liccardo’s BUILD Housing Act, the Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act, the RESIDE Act, the UNLOCK Act, and the Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act— marks the most significant federal housing effort in decades.


March 9, 2026

“This waiver constitutes an inexplicable act of material benefit to the enemy….The Administration’s hapless approach [in Iran] has allowed Russia and other adversaries to profit from oil reserves previously constrained by sanctions, supporting Russian efforts to harm U.S troops….”

Issues: Lowering Costs

March 2, 2026
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on their role in Netflix abandoning its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros.), and whether political influence with the Trump administration helped Paramount Skydance (Paramount) win instead.