Press Releases

Today, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which authorizes over $600 billion in appropriations towards defense operations, $38 billion more in war funding than requested by President Obama.

Today, Rep. Judy Chu voted in support of H.R. 1191, the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act. The bill will allow Congress to review any agreement with Iran on their nuclear program before the President can remove sanctions

Yesterday, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) hosted a symposium on the growing impact of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) as part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

Yesterday, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) reintroduced the Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act (CREED Act).

Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) announced the winners of the Artistic Discovery Competition.

In response to alleged misuse of the H-1B guest worker program to replace American workers by Southern California Edison Reps. Judy Chu (CA-27), Linda Sánchez (CA-38), and Adam Schiff (CA-28) sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, and Attorney General Loretta Lynch calling for an investigation into these practices.

In March, the Army Times reported allegations of a practice in which soldiers in a given battalion were given a “free pass” to use racial slurs. In response, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Linda Sánchez (CA-38) sent a letter to U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter calling on the Department of Defense to end long-standing and continued instances of racial hazing within the military.

Today marks the start of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which commemorates the history, contributions, and achievements of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community throughout the month of May.