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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, ProPublica published a devastating investigation revealing how Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother from San Antonio, died after being repeatedly denied medical care under Texas’s extreme abortion ban. 

In response, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), author of the Women’s Health Protection Act, issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), joined by Reps. Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Pete Stauber (MN-08), announced the reintroduction of the Convening Operations Assistance for Childcare Heroes (COACH) Act. Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN) and Senator John Curtis (UT) are leading reintroduction in the Senate.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, Republicans’ government funding legislation, by a vote of 222-209. Rep Judy Chu (CA-28) voted no and released the following statement:

“Donald Trump and Republicans have completely betrayed their promise to lower costs,” said Rep. Chu. “They have used every single opportunity to enrich themselves and raise costs for the American people, and this legislation is no exception.

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of Veterans Day, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) joined Rep. Mike Flood (NE-01) in leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing H.R. 5945, a bill honoring the 74 sailors who lost their lives in the fatal accident of the USS Frank E.

PASADENA, CA – On November 6, 2025, the Eaton Fire Residents United (EFRU), a local, grassroots group advocating for survivors of the Eaton Fire, released new findings showing that even after professional remediation, more than half of tested standing homes within the region where ash settled following the Eaton Fire still contain dangerous levels of lead, and one third of those homes have significant levels of asbestos contamination.

PASADENA, CA  – Today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Dina Titus (NV-01), and Sharice Davids (KS-03) led 100 of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

PASADENA, CA – Three weeks into the Republican-led government shutdown, and more than one month since the House of Representatives last took a vote, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) released the following statement urging Republicans to return to Washington, reopen the government, and take immediate action to lower health care costs for millions of Americans:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Rep Judy Chu (CA-28) led 31 Members of Congress in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)Acting Director Lyons demanding answers and accountability regarding the untimely death of Ismael Ayala-Uribe, a 39-year-old resident of Westminster, California, who died while in ICE custody on September 22, 2025, after his repeated pleas for medical care were ignored at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center.