Press Releases
Washington, D.C.— Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), issued the following statement on the long-term budget deal that was passed this morning:
Washington, D.C.— Today, the House passed another short-term spending package to keep the government funded. This time, the continuing resolution keeps the government open until March 23rd, setting up yet another deadline for a government shutdown. This is the fifth continuing resolution since the start of the fiscal year in September 2017. Rep.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), introduced H.R. 4944, the Reuniting Families Act, to fix the current backlog in the family immigration system. Currently, it can take decades for a U.S. citizen to be reunited with even one family member.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders announced today that President Trump has once again invited families who lost a loved one in a crime committed by an immigrant to be his guests at the State of the Union. These guests are a part of his anti-immigrant campaign, despite statistics that immigrants are more law abiding and less violent than native-born individuals. Rep.
Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) has invited Jung Bin Cho, a 23-year old Dreamer, to be her official guest at President Trump’s State of the Union scheduled for January 30th. Jung Bin Cho’s family emigrated to the U.S. from Korea in 2001 with the hope of attaining the American Dream for their children.
Washington, D.C.— Today, the House and Senate have agreed to another short-term spending package to reopen the government for another three weeks. With Congressional Republicans unable to pass a full budget for the year, this is the fourth short-term extension since the start of the 2018 fiscal year in September. Rep.
Washington, D.C.— Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) has released the following statement on the first day of the Trump Shutdown:
Washington, D.C.— Today, a bipartisan group of Representatives introduced the USA Act, a bill to provide legal status to Dreamers while providing more resources for border security and immigration courts. The USA Act was written by Reps.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Southern California Congressional Representatives Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Judy Chu (CA-27), and Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) joined LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, LAPD Chief Michel Moore, LA County Fire Chief Daryl Osby, and Alex Caputo-Pearl, President of UTLA for a press conference to highlight
Washington, D.C.— The House of Representatives today passed S. 139, the reauthorization of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for six years. Section 702 enables the Intelligence Community to conduct surveillance on communications by foreigners located outside the U.S. for the purpose of acquiring intelligence information.