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Reps. Judy Chu (CA-27) and Darrell Issa (CA-49) today introduced bipartisan legislation which provides patent holders tools to fight against patent assertion entities (PAE) and patent trolls in order to encourage American innovation and growth.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA) and Jared Polis (D-CO), who introduced H.R. 1845, the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, issued statements in support of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) guidance on the Title IX rights of students who are pregnant and parenting students. H.R. 1845, the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, would help states and local school districts support pregnant and parenting youth who face unique challenges by providing academic services like parenting and life skill classes while offering incentives for schools to modify policies that remove barriers for pregnant and parenting students to continue their education.

Washington, D.C. – Today, interest rates on Stafford student loans doubled, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Congress first lowered the government-backed rates to 3.4 percent in 2007, helping countless young Americans earn their degrees. When that rate was set to expire on July 1, 2012, public pressure led to a one year extension, which came to its statutory end today.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform proposal by an overwhelming margin of 68 to 32. Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement: