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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) joined fellow Democrats to co-sponsor H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act of 2019 to provide protection from deportation and work authorization for Dreamers as well as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) holders. Rep. Chu issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, a new survey of 40,000 students from 57 community colleges revealed that over 50% of students either couldn't afford to eat balanced meals or worried about running out of food. According to the study, 41% of students skipped meals for financial reasons, and 12% said they would go entire days without eating because they did not have enough money. Last Congress, Rep.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 1, the For The People Act. This bill helps restore openness and transparency to government by expanding access to the ballot box, restoring the right to vote for felons who have served their time, prohibiting voter roll purges, requiring disclosure of large donors, creating a system for matching individual campaign contributions, strengthening oversight of elections, and more. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) voted for H.R. 1 and issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Senate version of H.R. 1300, the Taxpayer Penalty Protection Act, a companion to the bill introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) in the House of Representatives. The Taxpayer Penalty Protection Act would shield taxpayers from withholding penalties for the 2018 filing year should they find themselves to be under-withheld due to the rushed changes made in the Republican tax law.

On February 28, 1988, the Armenian population of Artsakh became the target of a violent pogrom which culminated in the violent expulsion of 390,000 Armenians. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) issued the following statement on the anniversary of that tragic violence:

"As the lines of the Soviet Union were fading, the people of Nagorno-Karabakh were united in a call for a say in their own futures and greater independence from Azerbaijan. This peaceful movement for self-determination and freedom was followed by premeditated and government-sponsored attacks.

Washington, DC — Today, for the first time in 25 years, the House of Representatives voted on a major piece of gun violence legislation and passed H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019. This legislation expands background checks to cover all sales, closing the "gun show loophole" that allowed private dealers to sell guns without a background check. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) issued the following statement:

Washington, DC — Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) joined Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and over 100 other sponsors in the House of Representatives to introduce the Medicare for All Act of 2019. The Medicare for All Act improves and expands the Medicare program so that every resident of the United States has guaranteed access to healthcare with comprehensive benefits, including dental, vision, prescription drugs, women's reproductive health services, maternity and newborn care, long term services and supports and more.

Washington, DC — Today, the House of Representatives passed H.J.Res. 46, a resolution that terminates President Trump's declaration of an emergency at the Southern Border. The President declared the emergency on February 15, after two years of inaction on a border wall by a Republican Congress and after Congress explicitly rejected Trump's demand for wall funding. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) voted for the resolution and issued the following statement: