Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Last night, a "skinny" repeal bill, the latest version of legislation meant to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act, failed by a vote of 51-49. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After Vice President Mike Pence had to cast a tie breaking vote in the Senate to begin debate on a yet to be seen healthcare bill, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider a "minibus" appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2018 that includes the Defense, Energy & Water, Military Construction & Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch appropriations bills. Although the "minibus" does not include the Homeland Security appropriations bill, House Republicans are expected to incorporate $1.6 billion in funding for a border wall through a self-executing rule. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Representative Judy Chu (CA-27), Representative Jim Langevin (RI-02), co-chair of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, and Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, introduced the Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act to help stabilize and strengthen the individual health insurance market by minimizing the impact of higher than average health care costs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House voted to pass H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018. This bill authorizes approximately $621.5 billion for the Department of Defense and other related agencies and programs, and an additional $74.6 billion designated for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). The OCO designation includes $10 billion that would go to non-OCO base budget activities. The bill authorizes $72 billion above the sequester level Budget Control Act's cap of $549 billion in defense budget authority for FY2018. Rep.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two anti-immigrant bills were passed in the House of Representatives today. The first, H.R. 3003, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, allows the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to withhold crucial law enforcement and terrorism funding from jurisdictions that limit how their police can work with federal immigration agencies. Under H.R.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At 8:00 pm tonight, a truncated version of Trump's 90-day Muslim Ban will go into effect. Travelers from six Muslim-majority countries without "bona fide" relationships in the U.S. will be denied visas. In preparation, the State Department issued guidelines for who counts as a "bona fide" relationship, drawing the line at immediate family and excluding relations like grandparents and fiancées. Rep. Chu issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) introduced the San Gabriel Mountains Forever Act to add 31,069 acres of protected wilderness to Southern California. This includes 6,774 acres of Yerba Buena Wilderness, 2,027 acres of San Gabriel Wilderness, and 13,851 acres of Sheep Mountain Wilderness. In addition, the bill protects 25.3 miles of the East, West, and North Forks of the San Gabriel River and 20.2 miles of the Little Rock Creek. The San Gabriel Mountains Forever Act is cosponsored by Rep. Adam Schiff (CA-28).