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March 22, 2026

In many ways, Trump’s second inauguration created the perfect visual for Democrats both worried about A.I. and cognizant that the technological earthquake could become a potent wedge issue in 2028. After all, Trump had packed the front rows of his indoor coronation with Silicon Valley oligarchs and billionaires—Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai—who had thrown money at him and enjoyed lowered regulations in return.

Issues: Innovation

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 16, 2026

Congressional Democrats are demanding that the Trump administration immediately reverse a sanctions waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil as the Iran war wreaks havoc

Issues: Lowering Costs

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
Issues: Lowering Costs

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.

March 2, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C–In the wake of the recent Anthropic-Pentagon contract dispute, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) announced that he will introduce a relevant  amendment to the Defense Production Act (DPA), 50 U.S.C. §§4501 et seq, at this week’s Financial Services Committee markup.  Liccardo represents much of Silicon Valley, chairs the New Democrat Coalition’s Technology & Innovation Workforce Task Force.  

Issues: Innovation