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June 30, 2015
Today, President Obama officially announced a Department of Labor rule that will extend overtime pay to nearly 5 million American workers.
June 26, 2015
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that same-sex marriage is guaranteed by the Constitution.
Issues:Civil and Voting Rights
June 25, 2015
Today marks the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision, which gutted key voter protections from the Voting Rights Act.
Issues:Civil and Voting Rights
June 25, 2015
On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its decision to designate Nepal for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) based on the conditions of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent aftershocks that devastated the country in April 2015.
Issues:My Caucuses
June 25, 2015
Today, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision upholding federal premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act for all qualifying Americans, regardless of their state of residence.
Issues:Health Care
June 24, 2015
On Tuesday, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) finished a two-day tour of the immigrant family detention centers at Karnes and Dilley in Texas.
Issues:Immigration
June 24, 2015
Two years since the Supreme Court gutted core protections in the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder, states and localities throughout the country have passed sweeping laws that disproportionately suppress the voting rights of minorities, the elderly, and the disabled.
June 18, 2015
Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) joined seven other members of Congress to announce her participation in a Congressional delegation to tour the Dilly and Karnes immigrant family detention centers in Texas on June 21-22.
Issues:Immigration
June 18, 2015
Last night, nine individuals were murdered in a shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
June 15, 2015
Today marks the third anniversary of President Obama’s announcement of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which puts on hold the deportation of many undocumented youth living in the U.S.
Issues:Immigration