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March 26, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) joined Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Democratic Caucus Chair Xavier Becerra (D-CA) and fellow Democrats to announce a discharge petition for H.R. 15, comprehensive immigration reform legislation that was introduced in October. Rep. Chu, who is one of four original co-sponsors of H.R. 15, delivered the following remarks at a press conference in front of the Capitol building:

March 19, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) made public her draft legislation to designate the San Gabriel Mountains and river corridor as a National Recreation Area.

March 5, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) offered an amendment to H.R. 4094, the Contract Accessibility Improvement Act, during the House Small Business Committee’s markup today. The amendment would raise the federal government’s goal of contracts awarded to women-owned small businesses from 5% to 6%. While the Republican-led legislation has received bi-partisan support, Rep. Chu’s amendment was defeated by a party-line vote. Rep. Chu released the following statement:
March 5, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) released a video recognizing the 45th anniversary of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). The MBDA has led federal government efforts to provide business support to over 5.8 million minority-owned businesses.

February 26, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) signed a discharge petition to require an immediate vote on the Fair Minimum Wage Act (H.R. 1010), which would lift the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. Rep. Chu, who also co-sponsored the legislation, released the following statement:
January 28, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s sixth State of the Union address:
January 14, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the five women who sit on the House Judiciary Committee, Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Karen Bass (D-CA) sent a letter to Judiciary Committee Chair Bob Goodlatte denouncing his decision to hold the first mark-up of 2014 on a divisive bill to restrict women’s access to reproductive health care. The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7) would impose sweeping changes to current law to impede women’s access to abortion coverage nationwide.

December 13, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) voted against H.J. Res. 59, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, for failing to extend unemployment insurance for long-term unemployed Americans. Earlier this week, Rep. Chu joined 165 other House Democrats in a letter calling on Speaker Boehner to keep the House in session until an extension can be passed. Congresswoman Chu released the following statement:
December 5, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today on the House floor, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) voted to pass H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act of 2013. This legislation helps curb abusive litigation by patent assertion entities, more commonly referred to as “patent trolls.” These actors abuse the patent system by purchasing the rights to overly broad patents in order to threaten legitimate businesses and consumers with costly litigation. According to a Boston University study, lawsuits brought on by patent trolls cost the U.S. economy more than $29 billion annually.