Press Releases
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.”
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.
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.
“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….”