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Washington, DC – On Monday, Fox News’ ‘The O’Reilly Factor” aired a segment by Jesse Watters who visited New York City’s Chinatown neighborhood to interview Chinese American voters on the presidential election. The segment repeatedly made Asian Americans the butt of the joke and drew widespread criticism. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), released the following statement:
Washington, DC – On Wednesday night, the House passed H.R. 5303, the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (WRDA), a bill which authorizes and revises 27 water resources development projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The final version of WRDA passed by the House included $1.36 billion to help restoration and recreational projects on the Los Angeles River as well as $170 million to assist with the water crisis in Flint, MI. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) voted for the legislation and released the following statement:
Washington, DC – Last night, the House of Representatives voted 342-85 to pass H.R. 5325, a short-term spending bill to keep the government funded through December 9, 2016. The funding bill maintains current spending levels and includes $1.1 billion to combat the spread of the Zika virus. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) voted for the continuing resolution and released the following statement:
Washington, DC – Today, FBI Director James Comey appeared before the House Judiciary Committee to answer oversight questions from Members of Congress. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) questioned Director Comey on FBI efforts to counter violent extremism in accordance with civil rights, particularly the “Don’t Be a Puppet” website which lays out broad warning signs for those perceived to be prone to extremist violence. Rep. Chu expressed concern that this strategy could promote profiling and released the following statement:
Washington, DC – Today, Sarah Saldaña, Director of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), testified before the House Judiciary Committee to answer oversight questions on immigration enforcement. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), a member of the committee, asked Director Saldana about the agency’s policies on questioning immigrants about their status during labor disputes and why changes to that policy have not been made public. Rep. Chu released the following statement:
Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 5351, a bill to bar the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The bill would, for the first time, prevent all transfers of detainees out of Guantanamo Bay, even to stand trial in a Federal Court. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), who has visited Guantanamo Bay and voted against the bill, released the following statement:
Washington, DC – Yesterday, every Democratic member of the House Judiciary Committee, including Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), sent a letter requesting that U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General Loretta Lynch investigate allegations of bribery and other criminal misconduct concerning the $25,000 donation from the Donald J. Trump Foundation to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.
PASADENA, CA – Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement in honor of the 15th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks:
PASADENA, CA – Today, 14 Members of Congress, led by Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) sent a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees urging them to preserve anti-hazing provisions passed by the House in the final version of the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The provisions included in the House NDAA originate from H.R.
