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January 16, 2014
Among those waving the tiny signs were Democratic committee members Judy Chu of California and Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas. They stood alongside female colleagues and abortion rights protesters for a makeshift protest of the markup of a bill to restrict funding for the procedure.
January 16, 2014
When Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) offered an amendment that would ensure that women seeking reproductive health care would receive "reliable information about safe and legal medical procedures from the physician," committee Chair Goodlatte took great exception.
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.
Rep. Chu Appointed to House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
December 3, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) was appointed by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) to serve on the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, a body responsible for reporting committee membership and chairmen recommendations to the full Democratic Caucus, and assisting with the implementation of the Democratic policy agenda and legislative priorities.
December 3, 2013
November 26, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement on the launch of FlyRights 2.0, a mobile application that enables travelers to report airport profiling and screening discrimination directly to the TSA:
Issues:Civil and Voting Rights