Press Releases

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.

Today, the House Judiciary Committee passed the USA Freedom Act, which ends the bulk collection of information under section 215 of the PATRIOT Act, the FISA pen register authority and national security letter statutes.

Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) reintroduced the Equal Access to Quality Education Act.

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.