Press Releases

PASADENA, CA – Following reports that Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California President David Huerta was violently arrested and injured while peacefully observing an ICE raid in Downtown Los Angeles, Rep. Judy Chu released the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) released the following statement after H.R. 2483, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, passed the House in a bipartisan 366–57 vote:

Introduction comes as Congressional Republicans push to make higher education more unaffordable through their Big Ugly Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) joined Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, in leading a bipartisan letter to Senate leaders urging them to promptly consider the United States–Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28) led 27 California Delegation Members in a letter sent to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urging the agency to conduct comprehensive soil testing and establish a remediation program for properties impacted by the devastating Eaton and Palisades Fires in Los Angeles County.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress and Chair Emerita of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), issued the following statement in response to remarks by Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the United States will "aggressively" revoke visas for Chinese students:

ALTADENA, CA– Yesterday, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) hosted a wildfire recovery housing roundtable and press conference to address the housing needs of survivors displaced by January’s devastating Eaton Fire. The roundtable brought together local nonprofits, housing advocates, and government officials from every level to discuss obstacles her constituents are facing in finding stable, affordable housing in their own communities.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After an overnight debate that Republicans sought to hide from the American public, the House of Representatives voted 215-214-1 to advance H.R. 1, the One Big Ugly Bill. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), a member of both the Ways and Means Committee and Budget Committee, voted no on this bill and issued the following statement: 

“This is a shameful and cruel bill that House Republicans have spent the last week desperately trying to hide from the American people through midnight markups and votes.