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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Donald Trump announced support for the RAISE Act, a bill introduced in the United States Senate by Senators Cotton and Perdue that would dramatically cut America's legal immigration system by moving from a family-based immigration system to a merit-based system. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement:

Altadena, CA – On Saturday, July 29^th, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) held her 8^th Annual Congressional Leadership Awards Ceremony to honor outstanding and diverse business people, volunteers, educators and non-profit organizations in the San Gabriel Valley. The Congressional Leadership Awards ceremony recognizes the diverse leadership and volunteerism in the cities that make up the 27^th Congressional District. All the awardees were selected from nominations that were submitted by members of the community.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday night, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a "minibus" appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2018 that includes the Defense, Energy & Water, Military Construction & Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch appropriations bills. Although the "minibus" does not include the Homeland Security appropriations bill, it included $1.6 billion in funding for a border wall through a self-executing rule. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, DC – Last night, a "skinny" repeal bill, the latest version of legislation meant to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act, failed by a vote of 51-49. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After Vice President Mike Pence had to cast a tie breaking vote in the Senate to begin debate on a yet to be seen healthcare bill, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider a "minibus" appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2018 that includes the Defense, Energy & Water, Military Construction & Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch appropriations bills. Although the "minibus" does not include the Homeland Security appropriations bill, House Republicans are expected to incorporate $1.6 billion in funding for a border wall through a self-executing rule. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Representative Judy Chu (CA-27), Representative Jim Langevin (RI-02), co-chair of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, and Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, introduced the Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act to help stabilize and strengthen the individual health insurance market by minimizing the impact of higher than average health care costs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House voted to pass H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018. This bill authorizes approximately $621.5 billion for the Department of Defense and other related agencies and programs, and an additional $74.6 billion designated for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). The OCO designation includes $10 billion that would go to non-OCO base budget activities. The bill authorizes $72 billion above the sequester level Budget Control Act's cap of $549 billion in defense budget authority for FY2018. Rep.