Press Releases
Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement that the Justice Department will file a lawsuit challenging Arizona’s SB 1070 as unconstitutional and is seeking a preliminary injunction against it before the law is set to take effect at the end of the month, as well as a permanent injunction:
Rep. Chu encourages constituents to apply for passports before increase
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of State has announced that it is increasing passport fees beginning July 13, 2010. The new fee scale is designed to cover actual operating expenses of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, which provides services at 301 overseas consular posts, 23 domestic passport agencies and other centers.
Rep. Judy Chu today issued the following statement regarding last night’s passage of H.R. 4173:Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 by the House of Representatives.
Innovative website puts Americans in charge of their health care decisions
Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) issued the following statement regarding today’s Supreme Court ruling that limits prosecutors' use of the "honest services" fraud law against figures like former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling and former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich
Rep. Judy Chu today issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement from the Department of Education that California will receive nearly $416 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program and that such funding will be limited to schools that agree to adopt one of the Administration’s four turnaround models.
Introduce Congressional Resolution to Recognize 40 Years of Affordable Family Planning Services for Low-Income Americans
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, members of the House passed H.R. 5297, the Small Business Lending Fund Act. H.R 5297 includes an amendment co-sponsored by Rep. Michael Honda, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Al Green, and Rep. André Carson which would require linguistically and culturally appropriate outreach for the Small Business Loan Fund, and to the extent possible, the disaggregation of data.
WASHINGTON, DC –Rep. Judy Chu, D-CA32, spoke on the House floor today in support of the Teen Parents Graduation and College Act. The bill, which the Congresswoman introduced last week, creates a new $150 million grant program aimed at preventing pregnant and parenting students from dropping out of school.
Annually, almost 750,000 American teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 become pregnant, and studies have shown that 70 percent of these new teen mothers will drop out of high school.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Judy Chu, D-CA32, played a major role in crafting legislation introduced today that will significantly improve the nutrition of millions of children across America. The Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act of 2010 improves the access and quality of school meal programs for the more than 30 million students who receive assistance through the National School Lunch Program. It also establishes nutrition standards for all foods sold in schools and implements new guidelines for food safety.