Sam T. Liccardo
U.S. Representative · CA-16 · Democrat
Statements and posts
124 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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Liccardo Joins San José Community Leaders to Urge Voters to Cast Their Ballots
SAN JOSÉ, CA – Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16), joined the Amigos de Guadalupe Center for Justice and Empowerment and local community leaders at Mexican Heritage Plaza in East San José to encourage eligible voters to cast their…
“We have thousands of volunteers throughout the country and thousands of lawyers ready to run to court as soon as there is a violation. So far, the courts have consistently been with us, whether on mail-in voting or attempts to access voter rolls.”
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City of Palo Alto Advances Protections Restricting ICE Facility Construction
Praised Palo Alto for restricting ICE detention facility construction.
“ICE detention centers have no place in our neighborhoods, and local leaders don't need to wait until one opens to take action”
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Silicon Valley Lawmakers Plan to Investigate Elon Musk’s Role in National Security Technology
Demanded investigation into SpaceX's restriction of military communications in Ukraine.
“Either a private contractor independently made life-and-death national security decisions, or President Trump directed the restriction of critical military communications supporting a U.S. ally”
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ICYMI: Liccardo Moves to Force Vote on Protections for Afghan Refugees
Announced plan to force vote on bill restoring Temporary Protected Status for Afghan refugees.
“Regardless of political differences, we ought to be able to agree on the critical importance of keeping our promises as a country”
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Cities of Gilroy and Mountain View Advance Protections Restricting ICE Facility Construction
Praised local cities for restricting ICE detention facility construction.
“After plans for an ICE detention center just outside Gilroy were halted in federal court, local leaders are taking action to make it harder for ICE to construct future facilities”
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Liccardo Leads Bipartisan Push to Bring Whale Alerts to West Coast Mariners
Led bipartisan letter requesting expansion of whale-safety alert technology for West Coast mariners.
“With at least 145 gray whale collisions already reported along the West Coast in 2026, we must do more to keep both whales and mariners safe”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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LAWMAKERS URGE SPEAKER JOHNSON TO RECONVENE HOUSE, ADVANCE BIPARTISAN AI SAFEGUARDS
Urged Speaker Johnson to reconvene House and advance bipartisan AI safeguards.
“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"
Condemned ICE for 52 deaths in custody since 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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Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Torres for her leadership. Mr. Speaker, a graveyard of living people, is how Lorenzo described Camp East Montana, the ICE detention facility where guards denied him sunlight and fresh air for a full month. Lorenzo persevered. Mr. Speaker, 52 others would never…
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Congressman Liccardo Responds to Six Months of the Iran War
Criticized six-month Iran war as costly, destabilizing, and harmful to U.S. military readiness.
“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.”
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Introduced bill to bar social media companies from selling advance access to government information.
“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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Celebrating the Almanac's 60th Anniversary
Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the Almanac newspaper on the occasion of its 60th anniversary. It's important to honor those local news sources that have survived the industry's many financial challenges to provide an essential public service to our democracy, particularly in this moment when our…
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Liccardo Testifies In Support of San Mateo County's Efforts to Restrict Detention Facilities
Liccardo testified supporting San Mateo County's effort to restrict ICE detention facilities.
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New Bipartisan Bill Aims to Fulfill America’s Promise to Afghan Allies
Introduced bipartisan bill to protect Afghan allies from deportation after TPS termination.
“Thousands of Afghans risked their lives alongside our troops, fighting for freedom from a brutal regime”
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Congressman Sam Liccardo Votes Against $1.15 Trillion for Trump’s Department of War
Voted against $1.15 trillion defense spending bill, criticizing Trump administration military policy.
“Prolonging this senseless, directionless war will serve only to further imperil our young soldiers, drain Americans’ wallets, and provide Donald Trump with 37 more opportunities to declare a ceasefire mirage in his endless pursuit of a Nobel Peace Prize.”
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Despite Trump, Landmark Housing Bill Becomes Law
Celebrated enactment of 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act with four bills he led or co-led.
“The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which includes four bipartisan bills I led or co-led with my colleagues, will cut red tape, lower costs, and boost the supply of housing, both market-rate and rent-restricted”
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