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WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Sen. Cory Booker (NJ) introduced the DIPLOMA Act, legislation that would provide federal grants to states to encourage and support Community Schools, which are collaborations between schools and community partners to address students’ holistic needs through evidence-based practices. States can also use a portion of the planning grants to design their strategies, ensuring thoughtful and effective implementation.

PASADENA, CA — Today, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a NASA Center that is administered by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), will reduce its workforce by about 325 employees, or approximately 5 percent of its total staff, through layoffs, following an assessment of its funding.0

Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), whose district includes JPL and Caltech, released the following statement:

PASADENA, CA — Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced it was exercising its five-year option period extending the contract for the GEO Group-owned Adelanto ICE Processing Center in Adelanto, California, through December 19, 2029. While the facility will remain open, it’s still under a court-ordered intake prohibition that has been in place since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. Ron Wyden (OR) today introduced the bicameral Providing Real Opportunities for Growth to Rising Entrepreneurs for Sustained Success Act (PROGRESS Act) to improve access to capital for small businesses owned by women and people of color.

Rep. Chu secured the inclusion of her bills in the legislative package to cut red tape, increase families’ access to virtual services, and improve implementation of Indian Child Welfare Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Jerry Nadler (NY-12) joined Sen. Chris Van Hollen (MD) to introduce bicameral legislation that would require the biggest corporate polluters to begin paying their fair share to confront the climate crisis. The Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act requires the largest U.S.-based fossil fuel extractors and oil refiners and foreign-owned companies doing business in the U.S.

PASADENA, CA — Today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Grace Napolitano (CA-31), and Jay Obnernolte (CA-23) wrote to Governor Gavin Newsom of California requesting the declaration of a State of Emergency to assist the response efforts to the Bridge Fire impacting Los Angeles and San Bernadino Counties.