118th Congress

PASADENA, CA — Today, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced the reduction of its workforce by 530 employees, or 8 percent of its total staff, through layoffs. These layoffs come after JPL exhausted measures to adjust to a lower budget directive from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the absence of a FY2024 appropriation from Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Sen.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) led a letter with Rep. Adam Schiff (CA-30) and Sen. Alex Padilla (CA), co-signed by 41 other Members of Congress from California, to Director Shalanda Young of the White House Office of Management and Budget, urging the reversal of devastating budget cuts to the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives voted 357-70 to pass H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. Previously, the House Ways and Means Committee reported the legislation favorably out of committee on a vote of 40-3.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today on the 51^st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision establishing a right to abortion, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Yadira Caraveo, M.D.