Statements and posts
14 press releases and posts, newest first.
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Tower Development with Alleged Kremlin-Linked Owner Hits Roadblock
Called on Treasury to review property owner's alleged Kremlin ties and financing.
“We need more housing, but our housing shortage cannot turn our communities into safe harbors to avoid sanctions or launder illicit funds.”
Foreign Investment SecurityAI-read
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Liccardo’s Push for Federal Approval Helps Santa Clara Valley Healthcare Open New Clinic
Helped expedite federal approval for Santa Clara Valley Healthcare's new clinic opening.
“Federal red tape shouldn’t delay a new health center or put access to affordable medications and health coverage payments at risk.”
HealthAI-read
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City of San José and Monterey County Advance Protections Restricting ICE Facility Construction
Praised San José and Monterey County for restricting ICE detention facility construction.
“Local communities cannot control ICE rogue agents, but federal courts have upheld the authority of cities and towns to determine how and where DHS can build the infrastructure that enables this cruelty and chaos, namely ICE detention centers and processing facilities.”
Immigration EnforcementAI-read
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City of San José and Monterey County Advance Protections Preventing ICE Facility Construction
Praised San José and Monterey County for restricting ICE detention facility construction.
“Local communities cannot control ICE rogue agents, but federal courts have upheld the authority of cities and towns to determine how and where DHS can build the infrastructure that enables this cruelty and chaos, namely ICE detention centers and processing facilities.”
Immigration EnforcementAI-read
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Demanded federal investigation and potential sanctions against Russian owner of Menlo Park real estate development.
“I urge immediate review of the source of funding behind a real estate development at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park, California, owned by a Russian citizen, Vitaly Yusufov.”
International AffairsAI-read
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New Bipartisan AI Safety Bill Will Move U.S. and China Beyond the “Red Phone”
Introduced bipartisan bill to establish U.S.-China coordination on artificial intelligence safety.
“The AI industry has focused on running faster, but no human wins a race to superintelligence that exceeds human control.”
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Over a Hundred House Democrats Demand Congress Stay in Session to Confront AI Crisis
Led 107 House Democrats demanding Congress stay in session to vote on AI safeguards.
“While we're seeing this firestorm of concern throughout the country around AI safety, we've got Speaker Johnson fiddling, and at least Nero had the decency to stay in town while Rome burned.”
AI Infrastructure ImpactAI-read
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Congressman Sam Liccardo Secures $22.9 Million for San Mateo County Water Infrastructure
Secured $22.9 million for San Mateo County water infrastructure projects.
“Clean, reliable water is a basic human right—yet too many rural communities still face dry or contaminated taps because of failing infrastructure.”
Water InfrastructureAI-read
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Federal Judge Halts Construction of Gilroy ICE Detention Center
Praised federal court decision blocking ICE detention facility construction in Gilroy, California.
“This ruling marks a victory for Gilroy’s safety and well-being—but for other California communities, the clock starts now.”
Immigration EnforcementAI-read
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LAWMAKERS URGE SPEAKER JOHNSON TO RECONVENE HOUSE, ADVANCE BIPARTISAN AI SAFEGUARDS
Today, Silicon Valley Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) shared a letter urging Speaker Mike Johnson to immediately reconvene the House of Representatives and advance meaningful, bipartisan safeguards for advanced artificial intelligence.
“Reasonable minds may disagree about precisely how Congress should regulate this rapidly evolving technology. We cannot disagree about the imperative for Congress to act.”
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Congressman Sam Liccardo Condemns ICE on the House : “Stop Digging Graveyards for the Living"
Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) took to the House Floor to condemn Immigrations and Custom Enforcement (ICE) for their role in the deaths of 52 people in their custody since President Donald Trump took office.
“Fifty-two people have died in ICE custody since Donald Trump took office, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, daughters and sons, every one someone's child and every one a child of God.”
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Congressman Liccardo Responds to Six Months of the Iran War
By the Pentagon’s own estimate, it has already cost taxpayers $37.5 billion—a sum that could house every American experiencing homelessness for roughly four years.
“While we have exhausted much of our missile interceptor stocks in a war with Iran, making us unable to meet our commitments of defensive weapon deliveries to Taiwan and Japan, China’s and North Korea’s menacing threats to our Pacific allies only grow. Russia’s attacks inflict thousands of civilian casualties, and we’ve…”
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Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16), and five of his House Financial Services Committee (FSC) colleagues, introduced the No Preferential Release of Federal Information for Transactions (NO PROFIT) Act, a bill that would bar social media…
“Politicians must not convert public office into a putrescent platform for pay-per-view profiteering. We need the NO PROFIT Act to put an end to the Grifter-in-Chief’s latest scheme.”
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Liccardo Testifies In Support of San Mateo County's Efforts to Restrict Detention Facilities
Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) testified at the San Mateo Board of Supervisors meeting, partnering with the board, as it takes steps to restrict the development of detention center facilities in unincorporated San Mateo County.