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March 9, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Early this morning, the House Ways & Means Committee completed their markup of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), the newest Democrat on the committee, issued the following statement:

Issues:Health Care
March 6, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Today, President Donald Trump signed a new executive order to update and reinstate his travel ban on Muslim-majority countries after his first order was stopped by a federal court.

March 2, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Exactly one year after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the most significant reproductive rights case since Roe v. WadeWhole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt – U.S. Representative Judy Chu (CA-27), was joined by Representatives Marcia Fudge (D-OH-11), Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), and U.S.

February 16, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, ten members of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders submitted their resignations to President Trump. This move comes less than a month after the resignation of six other Commissioners, who resigned on January 20, 2017, despite having terms that do not officially end until September 30, 2017.

Issues:My Caucuses
February 14, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Judy Chu (CA-27), Louise Slaughter (NY-25), Diana DeGette (CO-01), and Frank Pallone (NJ-06) today led nearly 160 of their colleagues in demanding that Speaker Ryan stop Republicans' unprecedented assault on women's health care.

February 6, 2017

Washington, DC.— Congressmembers Judy Chu (CA-27) and Tom Marino (PA-10) reintroduced the Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act or the CODE Act. The CODE Act makes several improvements to the copyright office that reflect a consensus across various industries and public interest groups.

These improvements include:

February 6, 2017

Washington, DC – Today, the House unanimously passed H.R. 387, the Email Privacy Act. This bill updates the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act to prohibit providers of electronic communications, such as email service providers, from knowingly divulging to the government the contents of emails and other electronic communications held in storage.

February 6, 2017

Washington, DC – On Friday, 14 California lawmakers sent a letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), for clarity on CBP's actions and claims against them in implementing President Donald Trump's executive order temporarily banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations. The letter, led by Rep.

February 2, 2017

Washington, DC – Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) has released the following statement on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court:

January 30, 2017

Washington, DC – Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement in commemoration of Fred Korematsu Day: