119th Congress
When Sam Liccardo ran to succeed Anna Eshoo in the House of Representatives last fall, he campaigned on bipartisanship and pragmatism, eager to pass legislation on housing, climate change and other issues of concern to his Silicon Valley constituents. Now, the former San Jose mayor finds himself in the Democratic opposition as he tries to curtail the actions of the Trump Administration and its allies in Congress. Weekly Editor Gennady Sheyner sat down with Liccardo on April 15 to discuss how things are going so far. This interview was edited for clarity and length.
Congressman Sam Liccardo, approaching 100 days in office, says he is trying to fight against President Donald Trump’s actions while also working across the aisle to get things done.
“This is a difficult dance we’re doing,” Liccardo said in an interview yesterday.
On housing, Liccardo said he has three ideas without spending money that Republicans could be open to incorporating into a larger bill.
One idea is to give more flexibility on how Section 8 housing vouchers are used so they can pay for transitional homeless shelters.
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California Democrats in Congress say they don’t want state leaders to cave to the Trump administration’s attempts to attach strings to federal support and its most recent demand to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs at schools — even if that means the state could lose out on millions or billions of dollars in federal funding.
Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.), a former prosecutor, said Attorney General Pam Bondi is “undermining” the “fundamental professional ethic” at the Justice Department that says the department’s prosecutors are meant to “do justice.”
House Democrats attempted multiple amendments to a stablecoin bill Wednesday morning that would prevent the president and other government officials from having a financial interest in a dollar-backed digital asset.
The Golden Gate National Recreation Area could expand by nearly 900 acres under a bill introduced in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives.
The bill would authorize the National Park Service to purchase the Scarper Ridge property in San Mateo County that is adjacent to Rancho Corral De Tierra, which is nearly 3,900 acres of open space.
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