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April 4, 2016
Press Release
Today, the Supreme Court unanimously decided to uphold the “one person, one vote” rule, which allows voting districts to be apportioned according to total population, rather than just eligible voters. The 8-0 decision in Evenwel v. Abbot ensures that non-voting individuals, including children and noncitizen immigrants, will be represented in the design of districts.
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April 4, 2016
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Over the weekend, fighting broke out between Armenians and Azerbaijani troops along the border of Nagorno-Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh, an ethnic Armenian area within Azerbaijan, has been self-governed since 1994, when a ceasefire put a halt to a six-year war that started following a declaration of independence there.
March 23, 2016
Press Release
Today, the House Small Business Committee approved two bipartisan pieces of legislation that strengthen and improve important Small Business Administration (SBA) programs. H.R. 4783, the Commercializing Small Business Innovation Act of 2016, reauthorizes the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs ahead of their scheduled expiration dates in 2017. H.R. 207, the Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2015, implements reforms to the Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), Women’s Business Centers (WBCs), and SCORE programs, three of the Small Business Administration’s flagship economic development programs.
March 23, 2016
Press Release
Today is the sixth anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In honor of that anniversary, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement.
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March 16, 2016
Press Release
Today, President Obama announced Merrick Garland as his nominee to replace the late Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Judge Garland, 63, has served on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for 19 years.
March 16, 2016
Press Release
Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) introduced a bill to rename a Sierra Madre, CA post office after Sergeant Louis Van Iersel, an immigrant, father, husband, and veteran who lived in Sierra Madre.
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Rep. Chu Defends Immigration Priorities at House Judiciary Task Force Hearing on Executive Authority
Today, the House Judiciary Committee’s Task Force On Executive Overreach held their first hearing on the Administration’s executive authority regarding actions on immigration and healthcare. The Task Force was established in January to examine the proper scope of executive power and its relationship to legislative authority.
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March 1, 2016
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Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) testified before the House Armed Services Committee about the need to address military hazing in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Rep. Chu secured language in the Fiscal Year 2015 NDAA to direct the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to provide an objective analysis about the current status of hazing in the military. The report, released on February 9, 2016, found a lack of oversight of existing hazing policies put in place by military branches and an uncertainty of to what extent existing policies have been implemented. Rep. Chu testified that annual reporting, better training, stricter guidance, and department-wide evaluations are necessary to put an end to the problem of hazing in the military.
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February 29, 2016
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Today, Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) announced a pilot program that provides bus service to increase access to metro transit lines for L.A. area commuters. The service, referred to as the “NoHo to Pasadena Express” will connect passengers to the Metro Red/Orange Lines in North Hollywood and the Metro Gold Line in Pasadena, and includes stops in Burbank’s Media District and North Downtown Glendale.
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February 29, 2016
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During Sunday night’s Academy Awards show, host Chris Rock introduced “accountants” from the firm PricewaterhouseCoopers with stereotypical Asian and Jewish names and then brought on stage three young Asian children. Rock continued by saying that those who are offended by the joke “can tweet about it on [their] phone that was also made by these kids.”
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