Press Releases

Today, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became the first Japanese Prime Minister to address a joint meeting of Congress. Prior to his address, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) urged Prime Minister Abe to acknowledge Japan’s role in forcing women known as “comfort women” into sex slavery during World War II.

Today, Rep. Judy Chu released the following statement on Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal.

On this day in 1915, the Ottoman government rounded up Armenian intellectual and cultural leaders, starting a mass killing of 1.5 million Armenians in what would become known as the Armenian Genocide.

Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement in support of a long term reauthorization of federal highway funding through MAP-21 and the need for dedicated funding for our freight infrastructure.

Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 471, the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act, introduced by Reps. Judy Chu (D-CA), Pete Welch (D-VT), Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN).

Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement in support of low-wage workers around the country who are walking off their jobs to demand higher wages and the right to collectively bargain.

Today, Sarah Saldaña, Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), testified before the House Judiciary Committee.

Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) considers the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015, a bi-partisan education proposal put forth by Chairman Lamar Alexandra (R-TN) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).