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March 31, 2025

Washington, DC – In case you missed it, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-31) and his Democratic House Armed Services Committee (HASC) colleagues called on HASC Chairman Mike Rogers (AL-03) to bring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth before the committee and answer questions from lawmakers about the leak of detailed military strike plans via group chat on a nonsecure commercial messaging app.


March 24, 2025
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr.

March 21, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order to begin the process to shutter the Department of Education: 

Issues: Education

March 11, 2025

Washington, DC – Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-31) released the following statement on his rejection of Republican leadership’s partisan and short-sighted year-long Continuing Resolution: 

Issues: Congress Economy

March 5, 2025
Washington, DC – Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-31) spoke on the House floor this week lambasting Republican leadership’s plan to put forward a year-long Continuing Resolution (CR). Rep. Cisneros pointed out how a year-long CR would be devastating for the U.S. economy and undermine national security. Rep.
Issues: Congress Economy

March 3, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. announced his guest for this week’s State of the Union address is West Covina City Councilman Ollie Cantos. Councilman Cantos is the first blind person and individual with a visible disability ever to be elected to West Covina’s Council. He most recently served as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S.


March 1, 2025

Washington, DC – Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-31) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained an undocumented mother and her son in El Monte. The mother does not have a criminal background and the son had already served a sentence nearly a decade ago. The mother is the primary caretaker for her daughter, who is battling bone cancer.


February 28, 2025

Washington, DC – In case you missed it, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. recently went on Forbes Breaking News to discuss his first two months in office, his priorities for this Congress, and his reaction to Elon Musk and the Trump Administration’s actions to dismantle and undermine the government. You can watch the full interview here

Issues: Congress

February 26, 2025
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. Released the following statement after Speaker Johnson and Washington Republicans jammed through their disastrous budget proposal.  
“The House Republican budget proposal is more than just a slap in the face to the American people, it is a deliberate attack on their health, their families, and their prosperity.
Issues: Economy

February 25, 2025

Washington, DC – Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr.’s bipartisan legislation, the Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform (SPUR) Act passed the House and now heads to the Senate.

Issues: Economy