Press Releases

Today, Rep. Judy Chu and members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) called upon the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate a pattern of cases in which U.S. citizens of Asian descent have been wrongfully arrested or charged with alleged espionage.

Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) voted to approve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action negotiated between the U.S., Germany, Britain, France, Russia, and China and Iran to lift sanctions on Iran in exchange for curbs to their nuclear program.

Today, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Planned Parenthood. The hearing comes after the recent release of edited videos that purport to reveal illegal activities by Planned Parenthood employees, despite numerous claims that question their conclusions. Ahead of the hearing, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), a member of the Judiciary Committee, sent a letter signed by 11 members to Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (VA-6) urging the release of the “full, unedited source footage” as Congressional investigations proceed.

On Tuesday, September 8, the House of Representatives will meet for the first time since breaking for the August District Work Period. As the 114th Congress resumes, Rep. Judy Chu released the following list of her legislative and in-district accomplishments.

PASADENA, CA - Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between the P5+1 and Iran.

Last week, the Bureau of Land Management terminated two contracts with the CEMEX Corporation, which would have permitted the company to begin mining in Soledad Canyon, adjacent to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), who was instrumental in calling on the President to declare the area a National Monument and fought against the proposed CEMEX mining, released the following statement.

In an interview on Monday, Jeb Bush defended his use of the term “anchor babies” by saying “frankly, it is more related to Asian people.” Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), the first Chinese-American woman elected to Congress and a co-sponsor of bipartisan immigration reform efforts, released the following statement.

Today, President Obama announced the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) will receive federal support as one of eleven clean energy projects, which are to be funded by the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The program, called the Micro-scale Optimized Solar-cell Arrays with Integrated Concentration (MOSAIC), seeks to develop new solar technologies that are both cost-effective and high-performance. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), whose district includes Caltech, released the following statement.