Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), the only psychologist currently serving in Congress, led 62 House Democrats in a letter requesting answers from U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins about significant reductions in the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) behavioral and mental health workforce and the impact these staffing losses are having on Veterans’ access to lifesaving mental health care.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following peaceful demonstrations and vigils in Pasadena to demand justice and accountability for the killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, Rep. Judy Chu released the following statement:
“I stand in solidarity with everyone in our community who gathered this weekend to demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, and every person who has lost their life during an ICE operation or while in ICE custody.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) voted against H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027, which passed the House by a vote of 216-212. Rep. Chu released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately overhaul conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center after finding that detainees are likely to succeed on claims that their constitutional and disability rights are being violated.
WASHINGTON, D.C. —On Thursday, July 2, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Kelly Morrison (MN-03), Reproductive Healthcare Task Force Co-Chairs, led 79 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) and the Democratic Caucus in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, demanding the immediate reversal of the administration’s cancellation of 53 active Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPP) grants, totaling to $68 million in funding.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) led 25 Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to the Home Depot Inc. and Lowe’s Home Improvement executive leadership requesting information regarding the growing number of federal immigration enforcement operations occurring at or near Home Depot and Lowe’s store locations nationwide.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved the State of California’s request to extend financial assistance under the Individuals and Households Program (IHP) for survivors of the 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires. Under the approved extension, eligible homeowners can receive assistance through July 9, 2027, and eligible renters can receive assistance through October 9, 2026.
Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), who worked with Governor Newsom and congressional colleagues to advocate for this extension, released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28) released the following statement marking four years since the Supreme Court issued the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which overturned the 50-year precedent in Roe v. Wade of a nationwide, constitutional right to abortion care.
"Four years ago today, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped away a constitutional freedom that generations fought to secure. Today, I think about the women whose lives have been destroyed because of the consequences.