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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Sunday, May 26, another horse died racing at Santa Anita racetrack. The horse was the 26^th to die racing or training at Santa Anita since December 26, and the third in nine days. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), whose district includes the racetrack and who called for a Congressional hearing and investigation into the treatment of horses, released the following statement reiterating her call for an immediate moratorium on horse racing at the track until the safety of the horses can be guaranteed:

Washington, DC — Today, Representatives Judy Chu (CA-27) and John Katko (NY-24) and Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act. Under current law, the IRS has the authority to postpone certain filing deadlines in the event of a presidentially declared disaster.

Washington, DC— – Following the recent passage of restrictive anti-choice state laws in Alabama, Georgia and Missouri, U.S. Representative Judy Chu (CA-27) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with Representatives Marcia Fudge (OH-11) and Lois Frankel (FL-21) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined leading women's health advocates to announce introduction of the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA), bicameral federal legislation to guarantee equal access to abortion, everywhere.

Washington, DC — The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) today officially opened the San Gabriel Valley Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), the first Veterans clinic in the San Gabriel Valley in over eight years. The SGV CBOC, located at 7 West Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia, will offer Veterans access to primary care, mental health care, telehealth, and basic laboratory services on an interim basis for the next three to five years until a larger, full-service clinic in the San Gabriel Valley is completed. Rep.

Washington, DC — The House of Representatives today voted to pass H.R. 5, the Equality Act, which updates the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other statutes to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, public education, access to credit, jury service, federal funding, housing, and public accommodations. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), Vice-Chair of the House LGBT Equality Caucus, issued the following statement:

Washington, DC — Today, the House of Representatives voted 234-183 to pass H.R. 987, the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, an omnibus package of bills designed to combat the Trump Administration's sabotage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and help lower the prices of prescription drugs.

Washington, DC — Today, President Trump announced a new immigration proposal that reduces family-based immigration, creates a burdensome merit-based system for new immigrants, and fails to address Dreamers, TPS, or detained immigrant children. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) issued the following statement:

"We need a smart immigration policy that meets the needs of our communities and economy. Donald Trump's plan is not that. It is, as with all of Trump's policies, about excluding people.

Washington, DC — Today, marks the 150^th Anniversary of the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad, which linked the continental United States from coast to coast and ushered in a new era of American prosperity. The completion of the railroad would not have been possible without the labor of over 12,000 Chinese railroad workers who helped to build this engineering marvel even in the face of great adversity and racial discrimination.