119th Congress
The federal government might strip the name of one of San Jose’s most beloved activists from a naval ship.
The U.S. Navy, under the direction of Secretary of State Pete Hegseth, is considering renaming Navy cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez. Elected leaders, along with Cesar Chavez’s family members, are fighting back to keep the ship’s name and preserve Chavez’s legacy as a veteran and historic civil rights and labor activist.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) joined colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass the GENIUS Act, which establishes regulations for stablecoins. Liccardo was an original sponsor on the bill’s House version, the STABLE Act, and introduced several amendments to improve the bill’s language supporting criminal penalties for violating the regulations and anti-money laundering requirements, several of which are reflected in the final bill.
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.
Throughout my campaign for Congress last year, I heard repeated griping from Silicon Valley business and technology leaders about Biden-era barriers to innovation.
Many shared frustrations with blunderbuss antitrust enforcement, foot-dragging on Medicare approvals for life-saving drugs, regulation by litigation, or red tape. Above all, they complained about “tech-bashing,” treating every early stage company like it was Amazon, which they conceded deserved scrutiny. Democratic Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama once led the “party of innovation,” some said, “but no longer.”
July 4, 1776—249 years ago—the Declaration of Independence was adopted. This past Friday, this was celebrated at Oak Meadow Park, Los Gatos. During the annual celebration across the United States, Americans pause and reflect on our nation’s past and consider the freedoms we enjoy today.
The Los Gatos chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) had a booth in the Meadow. They reminded us that next year will be the 250th anniversary of the birth of our nation.
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.”