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April 2, 2015
Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) and California State Controller Betty Yee hosted an event offering free tax preparation for low income families.
March 27, 2015
"The federal government awards billions of dollars in contracts and subcontracts to small businesses every year," Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), who initially proposed some of the subcontracting rule changes, said in a statement after the markup. "But without appropriate means of tracking awards, there is no accountability to ensure that we are succeeding at reaching our goal."
March 26, 2015
The House of Representatives today passed a bipartisan bill that would improve healthcare for seniors and children. H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2015, permanently fixes the sustainable growth rate (SGR) used to reimburse doctors for treatment of Medicare patients.
Issues:SeniorsHealth Care
March 26, 2015
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a Republican budget plan by a party line vote of 228-199.
March 25, 2015
Today, the House Small Business Committee adopted an amendment introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) that would help guarantee small businesses are receiving an appropriate share of federal subcontracts.
March 24, 2015
Last week, the Army Times reported allegations of a practice in which soldiers were given a “free pass” to use racial slurs in a battalion that belongs to the 25th Infantry Division’s 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Issues:Military Hazing
March 18, 2015
Today, the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 1148, the “Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act,” previously known as the SAFE Act and H.R. 1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015.
Issues:Immigration
March 18, 2015
Today, the Congressional Progressive Caucus unveiled the Progressive Caucus’ FY 2016 budget, The People’s Budget: A Raise for America.
March 11, 2015
It has been clear from the very beginning, and the hearings where Congress debated the bill, the ACA was always intended to be a national law. It doesn't matter if the exchange was established by your state or by the federal government. What matters is that you are covered.
Issues:Health Care
March 11, 2015
"It's clear that there is religious profiling going on whereby certain people are stopped just because they are Sikh or just because they are Muslim," Chu told The Associated Press in an interview.
Issues:Civil and Voting Rights