Press Releases
Washington, DC -- Four House leaders on women's rights today introduced a bill to block recent Trump administration moves to limit women's access to birth control. Co-chairs of the Congressional Pro Choice Caucus Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY), along with Judy Chu (D-CA) and chair of the Democratic Women's Working Group Lois Frankel (D-FL), authored the Protect Access to Birth Control Act to safeguard this right for every woman in America.
Washington, D.C. –Today, President Trump announced his decision not to certify that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, is in our national security interest. This decision now gives Congress 60 days to decide whether or not to reimpose sanctions on Iran that would kill the deal. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), a supporter of the Iran deal, released the following statement:
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement on President Trump's executive order to end the cost sharing reduction subsidies (CSRs) that help working families afford insurance on the ACA marketplaces:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) reintroduced the Equal Access to Quality Education Act. This bill works to close the education inequality gap by helping high-need schools attract, train, and retain the best teachers. Rep. Chu released the following statement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement on President Trump's executive order to roll back protections for individuals enrolled in association health plans, sabotaging the principles of the ACA's healthcare marketplaces:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, nearly six months after the statutory deadline, House Republicans voted to pass H.Con.Res.71, a budget resolution for fiscal year 2018. The FY18 budget resolution cuts Medicare and Medicaid by $1.5 trillion, and makes $2.5 trillion in other mandatory cuts. It also provides reconciliation instructions for tax reform. This bill must be reconciled with the Senate budget resolution, which allows for tax cuts that add $1.5 trillion to the deficit. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) voted against the budget resolution and released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Republicans released their tax reform plan. The plan calls for a reduction in the corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%, shrinks the number of tax brackets from 7 to 3, cuts taxes on the highest earners to 35% from 39.6%, creates a new 25% business pass-through, and eliminates the estate tax and alternative minimum tax, both of which mainly effect the highest earners. Additionally, multinational corporations would no longer have to pay taxes on profits earned outside the country. Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Trump Administration's decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommended that President Trump change the borders of "a handful" of National Monuments. The Secretary did not publicly specify which monuments he is recommending be changed, but the recommendation comes after a White House ordered review of 27 National Monuments, including the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument which Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) has championed. Rep. Chu released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), joined by other Members of Congress, both California Senators, and local officials across California, sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke inviting them to visit California's National Monuments before completing the government's review. The signers of the letter all represent areas that include or border National Monuments whose borders may be shrunk or removed by Sec. Zinke's review. Rep. Chu released the following statement: