and he joins me now, congressman jimmy gomez, democrat of florida.nd on your displeasure of this bill that was signed now by the president, just about an hour or so ago, and why you chose not to vote for it? >> i want to be very clear for the american people. progressives believe in the rule of government, and helping people, especially the ones that need the most help, the ones that don't have enough food, don't have health care, don't have a place to live, or need help with paying. republicans on the other hand believe that the rule role of the federal government should only be when it comes to national defense, and it should be so small that it can be fit in the bathtub and sunk. so, they have a very different role. so, they wanted to default. that's why they held the american people hostage when it came to the debt ceiling. and when that republicans failed to bring enough votes, democrats stood up. so, if necessary, progressives would have put up votes if needed. but we didn't because we knew that it was gonna pass. and we also had a call out tha

for serious issues working families -- i sat down with members of the dads caucus, congressman jimmy gomezearn how being a father has changed their approach to legislating. full disclosure, my brother is a member of the dads caucus. >> i would argue that there's a moment in the life of every parents where you realize as a parent and that the traces you're going to make as an individual are not enough. that you are operating within multiple systems, you're operating within a health care system, you're operating within an immigration system, sometimes you're operating within a child care system, a system that in this country has been called a broken market. i think until you have those moments, sometimes you don't realize the way that our lives and the choices are government makes intersect with the way that we're able to parents. for each of you, what was a moment where, as a parent, you realized that your own great and determination and love was not going to be enough? >> shortly after the birth of our twins, serving in the state legislature in california with jimmy, the father of the dads

california congressman jimmy gomez in new york congressman dan goldman say the goal is to focus on findingns. >> for the first time since data started being recorded 20 years ago, the average american rancher is now considered rent burden, meaning they pay over 30% of their income to rent. >> lawmakers also want to expand the low income housing tax credit. but so far only democrats are part of the caucus and the idea will need bipartisan support. >> tesla may soon face a class action lawsuit after more than 200 black workers here in the bay area claim racism and discrimination are rampant in court filings earlier this week, workers at the fremont tesla plant described frequent use of racial slurs and references to the factory is plantation or slave ship. these declarations which were filed in the alameda county superior court on monday are part of a 2017 lawsuit filed by a former tesla worker. this just one of several lawsuits alleging racism and harassment at the fremont plant. lawyers who are suing tesla say that at least 6,000 workers could end up being part of a class action lawsuit. a

some were connected with family members, according to congressman berg jimmy gomez. >> the ones who oftenly are the ones that are in tempered situations. >> abc 7 has learned some of the migrants are toddlers and there were not provided food or drinks on the 23 hour long bus ride. gomez has called for an investigation. is there anything that governor greg abbott did a legal? >> the question is who is paying? number two, if they are doing it at the direction of the state of texas, governor abbott. and, number three, what did they tell these migrants? >> attorney general rob bonta says his office is looking into that. >> the legality question is an open one. we will go to wherever the law takes us. the moral question is clear. this is a morally bankrupt act, period. >> a morally complicated one for some of the people who live near the church where the migrants arrived. >> i feel like we need to take care of our own people that is here already because then the government starts giving them free stuff and it comes out of our pocket. this country cannot handle that right now. >> the homeland s

congressman jimmy gomez was doing two jobs at once, congressman and dad.peaker's vote i changed him on the floor and it was fine, but, you know, a lot of people don't have access to the cloak room. >> reporter: the congressional dads caucus was born. they say they'll push for policies that support working families, like family paid leave or making child care more affordable. >> the dad's caucus is creating a dialogue. what's the role of dads in the workplace, in the household? how do you combat those outdated n notions that dads shouldn't play their part. >> reporter: family and medical leave act became law in the u.s. 30 years ago. it does not guarantee paid job-protected leave for workers. only 1 in 4 workers in the u.s. has access to paid family leave and lower income workers are hit the hardest. the congressional dad's caucus has 20 members, but it's failed to gain bipartisan support in the house. >> i'm trying to find common ground and if there's one area of common ground that should exist, it's caring about our kids and families. >> reporter: republi

during the house speaker votes back in january, california congressman jimmy gomez was doing two jobsce. congressman and dad. while republicans were looking for votes for mccarthy, gomez was looking for a changing table for his 4-month-old son, hodge. >> during the speaker's vote, i just changed him on the floor in the democratic cloak room. and it was fine, but, you know, a lot of people don't have access to the democratic cloak room. >> reporter: and after this viral moment on the house floor, the congressional dads' caucus was born. the caucus says that it will push for policies that support working families, like expanding paid family leave or making child care more affordable or increasing the child tax credit. >> i think that the dads' caucus is creating a dialogue. what's the role of dads in the workplace? what's the role of dads in the household? and how you combat some of those i would say, outdated notions that dads shouldn't step up and do their part? >> reporter: the u.s. and papua new guinea and a handful of small island nations are the only one in the world that do not g

congressman jimmy gomez and dan goldman say the group will focus on finding solutions to the rental prices we can make sure that we have very robust renter protections so that landlords can not dramatically increase the rents and ultimately both renters out. >> the group also wants to expand the low income housing tax credit. but so far only democrats are part of the caucus and the idea will need bipartisan support. still, the founding members say they're confident they can get republicans to join the caucus since all states face challenges. meeting the demand for affordable housing nationally. there's a shortage of over 7 million rental units affordable and available to people with the lowest incomes. congressman gomez says unaffordable rents ultimately hurt the u.s. economy and productivity in washington. alexandra limon. today, conservatives in the house are calling on the senate to pass legislation that would ban trans athletes from participating in school. sports. >> the national effort targeting trans kids is prompting lgbtq advocates to take action. supporters of the ban were joined

jimmy gomez is calling for an investigation and questioning who is paying for the buses, if they arer the direction of texas, and what they told the migrants. attorney general rob bonta sis's office is looking into that. >> the legality in question is an open one. we will go to wherever the facts and the law takes us. the moral question is clear. this is a morally bankrupt act, period, full stop, and of story. >> i feel like we need to take care of our own people that's here already, because then the government starts giving them free stuff, and it comes out of our pocket. this country cannot handle that right now. >> that was somebody who lives near the church where the migrants arrived. obviously, this is very controversial. karen bass is among the city leaders to condemn greg abbott's move as a stunt while saying the city was prepared for it. the homeland security secretary is accusing greg abbott of using the migrants as political ponds and congregated -- political pawns and calling what he did shameful. the migrants have court dates to seek asylum in the u.s. abc 7 news. >> some

. >> during the house speaker votes back in january, california congressman jimmy gomez was doing twon and dad. while republicans were looking for votes for mccarthy, gomez was looking for a changing table for his 4-month-old son, hodge. >> during the speaker's vote, i just changed him oe floor in the democratic cloak room, and it was fine. but, you know, a lot of people don't have access to the democratic cloak room. >> reporter: after this viral moment on the house floor, the congressional dads caucus was born. the caucus says it will push for policies that support working families, like expanding paid family leave or making child care more affordable or increasing the child tax credit. >> i think that the dads caucus is creating a dialogue. what's the role of dads in the workplace? what's the role of dads in the household? and how do you combat some of those, i would say, outdated notions that dads shouldn't step up and do their part? >> reporter: the u.s. and papua, new guinea, and a handful of small island nations are the only ones that do not guarantee paid family leave. family

. >> back in january, california congressman jimmy gomez was doing two jobs at once.looking for votes, gomes was looking for a changing table for his 4-month-old son. >> i changed him on the floor in the democratic cloak room and it was fine but a lot of people don't have access to the democratic cloak room. >> and after this viral moment on the house floor, the congressional dad's caucus was born. it will push for policies that support working families like expanding paid family leave or making childcare more affordable or increasing the child tax credit. >> i think the dads caucus is creating a dialogue. what is the role of dads and in the workplace and what is the role of dads in house hold and how do you combat some of those outdated notions that dads shouldn't step up and do their part. >> reporter: the u.s. and panua, new guinea and a handful of island nations are the only ones that do not guarantee paid family leave. family and medical leave act became law in the u.s. 30 years ago but it does not guaranteed paid job protected leave for workers. today only one i

during the hour speaking votes in january, jimmy gomez was doing two jobs at once.sman and dad. while republicans were looking for votes for mccarthy, gomez was looking toer a changing table for his 4-month-old hodge. >> i just changed him on the floor in the democratic cloak room and it was fine. bup a lot of people don't have access to the democratic cloak r room. >> and after this viral moment on the house floor, the congressional dad's caulk was born. the caucus will push for policies that expand paid family leave or making childcare more affordable or the child tax credit. >> i think it is creating a dialogue. what is the role of dads and in the workplace and the household and how do you combat those out da dated notions that dads shouldn't step up and do their part. >> the u.s. and papua, new guinea, are the only ones in the world that do not guarantee paid family leave. the family and medical leave act became law in the u.s. 30 years ago but does not guaranteed paid job protected leave for workers. today only one in four workers in the u.s. has access to paid

and then coming up next hour, democratic congressman, jimmy gomez of california, on why he voted against the debt limit bill. you don't miss that conversation. so, as gary just mentioned, the debt ceiling battle is not gonna come up again until after the next presidential election. i've a feeling that's what mccarthy was banking on. that leaves plenty for the fast growing field of republican candidates to focus on. today, most of them are in iowa. nbc news correspondent ronny -- 's and iowa state fairgrounds, where senator joni ernst is hosting those gop contenders. as always, good to talk to you. the man of the top, all the polls right now, as we are about 18 months or so out is not going to be there. how is that affecting things there in iowa? >> right, it's kind of what donald trump suggested that he may not partake in the first two republican presidential debates. he doesn't want to legitimize the rest of the field challenging, because of his position in the polls, guess what there are thousands of iowans here today they're meeting everybody but him. the likes of nikki haley, asa hut

california congressman jimmy gomez and new york congressman dan goldman say the goal here is to focusfinding solutions to the housing crisis. >> for the first time since data started being recorded 20 years ago, the average american rancher is now considered rent burden, meaning they pay over 30% of their income to rent. >> lawmakers also want to expand the low income housing tax credit tax credit rather. but so the only democrats make up the caucus. the idea will need bipartisan support. in national news. president biden has rather excuse me, has vetoed a bill aimed at canceling his plan to forgive billions of dollars in student debt despite the veto, biden's plan is still not secure. the supreme court, which is dominated by conservative majority, is reviewing a legal challenge that could get rid of the program. a decision is expected this summer. if biden's plan goes through up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt would be forgiven for those making less than $125,000 per year. and the bidens are coming to the bay area. an official release from the white house says president biden

california congressman jimmy gomez and new york congressman dan goldman are behind it and they say the goal is to focus on finding solutions to the housing crisis for the first time since data started being recorded 20 years ago. >> the average american rancher is now considered rent burden, meaning they pay over 30% of their income to rent. >> as you can imagine, 30% to love for food and child care and all the other stuff that you got to pay for. they're also talking about expanding the low income housing tax credit. but so far, only democrats are part of the caucus and this idea if it goes anywhere, it's going to be bipartisan support. >> well, another big story that we're following this morning. a new report from uc berkeley found that nearly one-third of unhoused youth in the bay area actually became unhoused after the start of the pandemic, 50% of those surveyed also reported eating feuer meals than before the pandemic and having to go to sleep on an empty stomach. more and more. the report did make some recommendations, including providing dormitory-style housing are possibly con

california congressman jimmy gomez in new york congressman dan goldman say the goal is to focus on finding solutions to the housing crisis. >> for the first time since data started being recorded 20 years ago, the average american rancher is now considered rent burden, meaning they pay over 30% of their income to rent. >> lawmakers also expanded the low income housing tax credit. but so far only democrats are part of the caucus and the idea needs bipartisan support to survive. >> well, another big story that we're following this morning. a new report from uc berkeley found that nearly one-third of unhoused youth in the bay area became unhoused after the start of the pandemic. 50% of those surveyed also reported eating feuer meals than before the pandemic and having to go to sleep on an empty stomach. the report did make some recommendations, including provide dormitory-style housing war, possibly connecting some of these homeless with their families or foster families. as of last year, there were more than 1000 homeless youth in san francisco last month, mayor london breed announced her pr

jimmy: hi, there, welcome back. music from bush is on the way. our next guest is about to don some of the world's most popular pigtails. she plays gomezrtega. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thanks for coming. >> thank you for having me. >> jimmy: i heard you were with guillermo at the awards show the other night? >> i actually was. i wanted to say something but we were at different tables. i made kind of awkward eye contact with you, i think. >> guillermo: me too, i wanted to say hi but you were doing the red carpet. ah, maybe next time. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: are you up for an award next year, too? >> i don't know, maybe. >> jimmy: congratulations, you got honored that night as well, right? >> i did. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: this is something you've got going on here. you're 20 years old? >> correct. >> jimmy: acting more than half your life, since how old? >> since i was 9, yeah. >> jimmy: 9 years old, you started acting. you did commercials? >> yeah, when i first started acting, because i had no connection to hollywood or the industry, i was told i could only do commercials. >> jimmy: what commercials did you do? >> i