119th Congress
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) released this statement today following U.S. strikes on Iran: “Every President who sends our women and men into battle has the constitutional and moral duty to clearly identify and explain the objective of war.
A dictatorial and murderous regime governs Iran. Yet Trump's war on Iran painfully reflects an ignorance about the cost of war, and a myopia about those objectives.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Representatives Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.) and Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), alongside Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), introduced bipartisan legislation to expand access to low-cost financing for critical community projects across the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C., – Today, in a landmark 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that he exceeded his authority when imposing sweeping tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Rep. Sam Liccardo released the following statement:
SAN JOSÉ, CA – Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) announced that the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) (a Department of Defense Agency) and NASA Ames reached an agreement to avoid the imminent closure of the Moffett Federal Airfield Commissary.
Americans are understandably anxious about artificial intelligence, and politicians are eager to assuage their fears before the midterm elections. When confronting the perils of lost jobs and skyrocketing utility bills, some of my colleagues feel compelled to hit the brakes on President Trump’s all-gas approach to AI. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), for example, recently called for a moratorium on data-center construction.
We must resist that urge. No amount of regulation will stop AI development. Slowing innovation will ensure that China writes the rules for the next century.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan housing package that includes two bipartisan bills led by Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16), marking a major step forward in efforts to expand America’s housing supply and bring down costs for families.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) voted against an extension of funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Before the vote, DHS Secretary Noem said ICE officers in Minneapolis will begin wearing body cameras. Liccardo released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the wake of ICE agents murdering Alex Pretti and Renee Good and the repeated unlawful conduct by the Department of Homeland Security, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) signed articles of impeachment to remove Secretary Kristi Noem.