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The Rafu Shimpo: Rep. Chu Calls for Probe into Kei-Ai COVID Deaths
October 18, 2022
Some of the region’s most prominent Asian American leaders are warning political candidates against using their communities to further inflame tensions following the City Hall tape leak scandal that has laid bare racial divides in Los Angeles.
With elections weeks away, the group said in a joint statement Friday that "communities do not want to be used as a scapegoat or political wedge."
Congress member Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, said inflammatory rhetoric about Asians leads to their being targeted in hate incidents. “Do not use AAPI’s as scapegoats as a way to win your campaign that will do irreparable harm to Los Angeles, especially now,” Chu said.
LA List LA’s Asian American Leaders Warn Against Making Their Community A ‘Political Wedge
October 14, 2022
Some of the region’s most prominent Asian American leaders are warning political candidates against using their communities to further inflame tensions following the City Hall tape leak scandal that has laid bare racial divides in Los Angeles.
With elections weeks away, the group said in a joint statement Friday that "communities do not want to be used as a scapegoat or political wedge."
Congress member Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, said inflammatory rhetoric about Asians leads to their being targeted in hate incidents. “Do not use AAPI’s as scapegoats as a way to win your campaign that will do irreparable harm to Los Angeles, especially now,” Chu said.
NBC News: Ahead of midterms, politicians warn against using China rhetoric that scapegoats Asians
October 13, 2022
Asian American politicians are warning against using inflammatory rhetoric about China and anti-Asian terms ahead of the midterms after a new report detailed the impact it can have on Asian and Asian American communities.
“In our country’s history, we’ve seen how the rhetoric used about our communities, not just in relation to COVID-19, but also around economic competition with Asian countries, results in the harm and even murder of Asian Americans here at home,” Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., said during the news conference.
Pasadena Now: Congresswoman Judy Chu: Court Decision Declaring DACA Unlawful is Morally Wrong
October 6, 2022
“Yesterday’s court decision declaring DACA unlawful is morally wrong and puts the future of 600,000 DACA recipients across the country in jeopardy. While the ruling does keep the existing program in place, it’s never been more critical for the Senate to act on the House-passed Dream and Promise Act to protect DACA recipients,” said Rep. Chu.
San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Gun violence and what to do about it was the topic at Alhambra High
September 7, 2022
Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, spoke with Alhambra High School students on Wednesday, Sept. 7, as part of Gun Violence Prevention Day of Action. Chu’s goal on Wednesday was to discuss the country’s gun violence crisis and the role of public policy in curbing it.
Los Angeles Times: Heat waves can be deadly. California workers, lawmakers push for federal labor protections
August 31, 2022
Ahead of Southern California’s triple-digit heat wave this week, union workers were joined by Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Judy Chu in a Tuesday news conference, advocating for the passage of federal workplace heat stress protections.
ABC NEws: Rep. Judy Chu weighs in on Women's Health Protection Act
August 10, 2022
In the month since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court, at least 15 states have ceased nearly all abortion services.
California Congresswoman Judy Chu is the lead sponsor of the Women's Health Protection Act. Along with the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act, these two pieces of legislation aim to cement protections to reproductive rights by ensuring a federal right to abortion and ability to travel across state lines to get an abortion although neither are expected to pass the Senate.
West Virginia Daily New: Miller, Chu Introduce Legislation to Connect Families in Need with Community Resources
July 30, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) – Congresswomen Carol Miller (R-WV) and Judy Chu (D-CA) introduced on July 29, 2022 the Helping Households And Neighbors Distribute Services (HANDS) for Families Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation would permit states to use already-allocated money to access online portals that connect families in need with resources such as pregnancy centers, child care programs, food pantries, churches, and nonprofits.
Colorado Boulevard: Chu Votes for Historic Legislation to Ban Assault Weapons
July 29, 2022
On July 29, the United States House of Representatives passed the historic Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2022, which would restore and update the assault weapons ban that was previously enacted in 1994 but expired in 2004.
Currently, there are no federal laws restricting the sales of semiautomatic weapons or large capacity ammunition feeding devices. The passage of this landmark legislation comes just weeks after President Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law, marking the first time in nearly 30 years Congress has passed significant gun control legislation.
Sun News: Bill Aimed at Creating OSHA Workplace Heat Standard
July 28, 2022
A House Bill aimed at directing OSHA to create a Heat Standard within two years of its passage was passed Wednesday, July 27th.
The Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021 passed with a 27-19 vote.
H.R. 2193, sponsored by Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), includes provisions concerning training and education on prevention and response to heat illness, along with whistleblower protections.
MSNBC: Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) speaks about being arrested at abortion rights protest outside Supreme Court
July 2, 2022
Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) speaks with Cori Coffin about being arrested alongside other activists while attending a civil disobedience rally for abortion rights on Capitol grounds, as well as the actions that Congress plans to take in the coming weeks and months to support women in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. “We will fight to maintain our right to make decisions over our bodies and our futures,” Rep. Chu says.
POLiTiCO: Roe has fallen. Rep. Chu has a plan
June 24, 2022
Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established abortion as a fundamental right in the United States, is no more.
The 5-4 ruling to overturn Roe was not unexpected.
USA Today: Congress urged to address hate crimes, but ‘hate is a hell of a motivator.’ Will passing laws help?
June 4, 2022
For Rep. Judy Chu, the recent shooting of 10 Black shoppers in Buffalo, New York, caused a flashback to last year when eight people, six of them Asian women, were killed in the Atlanta area.
Chu was not only saddened, but frustrated that Congress hasn’t done enough to address the attacks against people of color.
MSNBC: Rep. Chu aims to protect right to abortion
May 4, 2022
California Congresswoman Judy Chu is a sponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act, which aims to protect a person’s right to abortion and the health care workers who provide the service.
She joins Zerlina to discuss the chances of it passing.
Forbes Breaking News: Judy Chu: ‘God Makes No Mistakes— Transgender Kids Are Not A Mistake’
April 14, 2022
During a House Budget Committee meeting last week, Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) questioned Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.
Truthout: Warren & Chu Call Out IRS Auditors for Targeting Households Making $25K or Less
April 13, 2022
In a letter sent to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department on Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-California) demanded that the agency explain why audits of low-income taxpayers have doubled over the past year.
The letter, addressed to IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, points out that IRS audits of low-income earners doubled in fiscal year 2021 and that the practice of disproportionately auditing this group goes against President Joe Biden’s pledge to not increase tax scrutiny of people making less than $400,000 in income.
Forbes Breaking News: Judy Chu Promotes Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act
April 7, 2022
Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) promotes the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act.
NBC News: Pelosi, Congress members remember victims of Atlanta-area spa shootings
March 16, 2022
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus commemorated the anniversary of the Atlanta-area spa shootings, in which eight people — six of them Asian women — were killed.
“Because of this, America was finally shocked awake to the reality of anti-Asian hate,” Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., the caucus chair, said of the shootings at the news event. “But in reality, for over a year xenophobic slurs like ‘China virus’ and ‘kung flu’ have been terrorizing Asian American communities across the country with thousands of anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents.”
Forbes Breaking News: ‘There Must Be Consequences For This Belligerence’: Judy Chu Applauds Move To Cut Off Russian Oil
March 13, 2022
During House Floor remarks on Wednesday, Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) showed her support for the recently passed bill banning Russian oil.
ArmenPress: ‘I am proud to stand with Armenian people in rejecting violence from Azerbaijan’ – Rep. Judy Chu
March 11, 2022
Member of the US House of Representatives Judy Chu is confident that despite the ongoing attacks and violence of Azerbaijan against the Armenian people, the spirit of Armenians could not be defeated.
Southern Poverty Law Center: Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., speaks about the SPLC’s 2021 Year In Hate report
March 11, 2022
Chu is one of 10 members of Congress who are sharing their support for the SPLC’s research on hate and extremism, as well as its role in ending white supremacy and informing our nation’s policies.
The Hill: Asian caucus leader warns against encouraging xenophobia in debate on China competition bill
February 1, 2022
The leader of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus is urging fellow lawmakers to avoid relying on "fear of China" during debate on pending legislation to boost U.S. competitiveness and supply chains so as not to encourage xenophobia.
The House is expected to pass a sprawling legislative package later this week designed to encourage more domestic production of key goods and services, invest in more scientific research, and address the current shortage of semiconductor chips to make the U.S. more competitive globally in line with nations like China.
Pasadena Now: Rep. Chu Calls on SBA to Help Shuttered Venues Impacted by Omicron
January 25, 2022
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) and House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez (NY-07) sent a letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) requesting the agency’s partnership in making improvements to the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program to help businesses facing ongoing disruptions due to the widespread Omicron Variant.
“Performing arts businesses were among the first to feel the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and will be among the last to recover. Millions of these workers rely on businesses like theaters, cinemas, concert halls, and other arts venues for their livelihoods,” wrote Chu and Velazquez.
NBC News: New U.S. guidance could mitigate racial profiling of Asian academics, officials say
January 21, 2022
The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus says a new rule change in a federal grant process will help prevent the wrongful prosecution of Chinese scientists and academics.
Members of the caucus praised the changes announced last week by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, which are aimed at making the grant process more uniform and less prone to error due to unclear rules and instructions.
Deadline: Rep. Judy Chu “Relaunches” Creative Rights Caucus In Congress; Rep. Drew Ferguson To Co-Chair
December 14, 2021
Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) has “relaunched” the Creative Rights Caucus with a new Republican co-chair – Drew Ferguson (R-GA). The caucus advocates for the creative industries and their workers.
“I am so proud to be partnering with Rep. Drew Ferguson to relaunch the Creative Rights Caucus,” Chu said. “I helped to found the CRC because I wanted more of my Congressional colleagues to understand that the creative industries aren’t just movie stars and high powered producers, but that these are a core part of our economy. In fact, in 2019, creative industries contributed 1.5 trillion dollars to our GDP and employed over 5.7 million workers. Most are blue collar jobs such as electricians, carpenters, makeup artists, and more. But with many creative industries forced to pause operations during the pandemic, middle class workers were suffering.
LAist: After Outcry, Asian-Majority Cities In West San Gabriel Valley Are Now Back Together In Latest Redistricting Map
December 9, 2021
Hundreds of emails and phone calls began to pour in last month as word spread about a proposal to break up a congressional district with a high concentration of Asian-majority cities in the west San Gabriel Valley.
On Thursday, with no debate, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission posted a new map for Southern California online that returned the three cities to the same district as other Asian-majority cities including Arcadia, San Gabriel, San Marino and Temple City.
Redistricting maps are not final until the commission takes a vote on Dec. 27. But Asian American leaders expressed optimism that the west San Gabriel Valley district would stay intact. The communities are currently in the 27th Congressional district represented by Democrat Judy Chu.
MSNBC: Rep. Judy Chu: “We are lagging behind so many countries around the world”
October 30, 2021
Rep. Judy Chu has been advocating for paid leave for years. So far it’s been left out of the larger social spending deal, but Chu and her colleagues are still pushing before a likely vote next week. “We need to have this included.”
Pasadena Now: Rep. Judy Chu Joins Pasadena Media’s ‘NewsRap Local’ to Discuss Infrastructure, Abortion and News of the Day
October 18, 2021
Pasadena Media’s local news talk show “NewsRap Local with Justin Chapman” airs Friday at 5 p.m. with featured guest Congress member Judy Chu (D-Pasadena), who will discuss her federal abortion bill, progress on the dual infrastructure bills and other news of the day.
Chu was the first Chinese American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2009. Her district includes Pasadena and the west San Gabriel Valley. She currently serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over legislation pertaining to taxes, revenues, Social Security and Medicare. She also serves on the House Small Business Committee, which has
oversight of the Small Business Administration. She was first elected to the Garvey School District Board of Education in 1985. From there, she was elected to the Monterey Park City Council, where she served as mayor three times. She then was elected to the state Assembly and then the state Board of Equalization.
South Pasadenan: Rep. Chu Calls on Biden Administration To Hold Assad Accountable for Atrocities
October 12, 2021
Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) today called on the Biden Administration to oppose the normalization of relations with Syria and to ensure Bashar al-Assad continues to be held accountable for his crimes under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, a
2020 law which gives the U.S. government greater authority to sanction businesses, individuals, and government institutions for activities that support the Assad regime’s war on the Syrian people
MSNBC: Rep. Chu on Sen. Collins's reported abortion bill: I’m not sure what Susan Collins is talking about
October 9, 2021
Democrats on Capitol Hill are juggling a number of party priorities including ongoing negotiations over President Biden’s budget package and the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Rep Judy Chu (D-CA) joined Mehdi Hasan to discuss the ongoing negotiations as well as the latest news regarding abortion, after the fifth circuit court of appeals’ reinstated the Texas abortion ban. When asked about Sen. Susan Collin’s reported new abortion bill, Rep. Chu said, the “Women’s Health Protection” Act she authored “already preserves what exactly is in Roe v. Wade so I’m not sure what Susan Collins is talking about.”
CSPAN: Congressional Democratic News Conference on Women's Health Protection Act
September 24, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other “pro-choice” lawmakers spoke about the importance of passing the Women’s Health Protection Act, which was introduced by Representative Judy Chu (D-CA). The bill protects women’s rights to access abortions. Shortly after this event, the House passed this legislation 218-211
Roll Call: House passes abortion rights legislation
September 24, 2021
The House passed legislation, 218-211, on Friday that, if enacted, would broadly expand the scope of abortion rights.
The legislation by Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., would protect abortion access and the ability for health providers to perform them.
NBC News: House passes abortion rights bill amid challenges to Roe v. Wade
September 24, 2021
The House passed legislation Friday that would codify abortion rights protections amid threats to Roe v. Wade from a Texas law banning most abortions and a wave of restrictions in other states.
Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., the lead sponsor of the Women's Health Protection Act, said Republicans have been using a two-pronged strategy over the last decade to attack abortion rights. First, she said, they "steadily packed the courts at every level with anti-choice judges" and second, "they've been crafting state laws designed to create a challenge to Roe for these judges to uphold."
"Congress must protect the rights of women and pregnant people in every ZIP code, putting an end to an attack on abortion once and for all," she said. "The Women's Health Protection Act is how we do that. I've introduced the Women's Health Protection Act since 2013 and in every Congress since then because we knew this day would come."
Al Jazeera: US House passes bill to secure abortion rights for women
September 24, 2021
The United States House of Representatives on Friday approved a proposed law that would guarantee women’s right to an abortion throughout the United States.
The bill, which would override new laws in Texas and other Republican-led states restricting abortions, passed the House by a vote of 218-211 but faces opposition from Republicans in the US Senate.
La Times: House Democrats, galvanized by Texas ban, vote to legalize abortion nationwide
September 24, 2021
The House voted Friday to legalize abortion nationwide until fetal viability, and even though the legislation is almost certain to fail in the Senate, it marks a historic victory for abortion rights supporters after a decades-long fight.
The vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act is the first the House has ever held to set a federal legal standard on abortion and the first time in nearly 30 years that the House has approved what advocates consider a major proactive abortion rights bill.
“We cannot rely on [Supreme Court Justices] Amy Coney Barrett or Brett Kavanaugh to confirm our rights for us,” said Rep. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park), who wrote the bill. “Congress must protect the rights of women and pregnant people in every ZIP Code, putting an end to an attack on abortion once and for all.”
MSNBC: House Democrats pass new bill to codify Roe v. Wade protections
September 24, 2021
On Sept. 1, five Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices gave the green light to Texas' new abortion ban, effectively ending Roe v. Wade protections in the nation's second largest state. On Sept. 2, the morning after the ruling, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi not only denounced the policy, she also announced plans to bring the Women's Health Protection Act to the floor.
The point of the legislation is simple: The bill would enshrine reproductive rights into federal law, codifying Roe's. This morning, as NPR reported, it passed the Democratic-led House.
Spectrum News: Pasadena lawmaker fights for Women’s Health Protection Act
September 24, 2021
The Women’s Health Protection Act passed the House last week and headed to consideration in the Senate, marking the first time in history that lawmakers passed legislation designed to protect the right to abortion access. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, vowed to bring the bill to a vote “soon,” although it’s almost sure to fail.
Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, introduced her pro-choice bill in previous legislative cycles but this is the first time House Democrats moved to vote on it.
“It was a very, very important moment for the women of America,” Chu said.
New York Times: With Roe Under Threat, House Plans to Vote on Bill to Counter Abortion Curbs
September 23, 2021
House Democrats plan on Friday to push through broad legislation to uphold abortion rights, taking urgent action after a major Supreme Court setback as they brace for a ruling next year that could further roll back access to abortion nationwide.
“It became very evident that we needed to have something that would push back against all these state restrictions,” said Representative Judy Chu, Democrat of California and the lead author of the measure. “We could see that change was possible at the Supreme Court, and we knew we had to make sure that Roe v. Wade was protected.”
Pasadena Now: Congressmember Chu Announces New Federal Protections for Workers Against Heat Stress
September 20, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor has unveiled plans to protect workers from heat-related stress and illness under an initiative modeled after a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, earlier this year, Chu’s office announced Monday.
Under the new policy, the Department of Labor will make notice of a new rule-making process to create federal heat standards for workers both indoors and outdoors; begin unannounced inspections at workplaces when temperatures climb above 80 degrees; create a “National Emphasis Program” on heat; and establish a “Heat Work Group” within the National Advisory Board on Labor, the congressmember’s representatives said in a written statement.
The Texas Tribune: Texas’ abortion ban prompts push in Congress to pass federal reproductive rights bill, while renewing filibuster feud
September 15, 2021
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will vote on a reproductive rights bill when lawmakers reconvene in Washington this month, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to block Texas’ new six-week abortion ban.
The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021, introduced by Rep. Judy Chu of California, would guarantee a pregnant person’s legal right to abortion and “permit health care providers to provide abortion services without limitations or requirements that single out the provision of abortion services.”
The Hill: House to vote on bill guaranteeing abortion access in response to Texas law
September 2, 2021
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that the House will vote on legislation to guarantee access to abortion upon its return to Washington later this month after the Supreme Court refused to block a restrictive Texas law that bans most abortions.
“Upon our return, the House will bring up Congresswoman Judy Chu’s Women’s Health Protection Act to enshrine into law reproductive health care for all women across America," Pelosi said.
CNBC: House to vote on abortion rights bill after Supreme Court declines to block restrictive Texas law
September 2, 2021
The House will vote on a reproductive rights bill when it returns later this month, following the Supreme Court’s refusal to block one of the country’s most restrictive abortion laws that took effect in Texas this week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday.
The Democratic-held chamber plans to take up the Women’s Health Protection Act after lawmakers come back to Washington on Sept. 20. The legislation, led in the House by Democratic Rep. Judy Chu of California, would establish the legal right to abortion nationwide and prevent states from putting medically unnecessary restrictions on the procedures.
HuffPost: Nancy Pelosi Announces Vote On Bill To Codify Roe v. Wade
September 2, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Thursday that she plans to bring up legislation that would codify Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that protects the right to choose to have an abortion, as soon as the House returns from recess this month.
“Upon our return, the House will bring up Congresswoman Judy Chu’s Women’s Health Protection Act to enshrine into law reproductive health care for all women across America,” Pelosi said in a statement.
Politico: Biden: Texas abortion law 'blatantly violates' Roe precedent
September 1, 2021
President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to defend abortion rights after the Supreme Court let stand a Texas abortion law that bans the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy.
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), who introduced the House bill protecting abortion access as established in Roe, urged the White House to help woo enough senators to support the bill.
“It's important for the White House to weigh in...we really are going to need their help to get the votes on the Senate side,” said Chu. “We will need to have all resources available but especially the most powerful voice in land, and that is our President Biden to weigh in on this.”
THE DAILY BULLETIN: Almost $1 million could come for shuttle into Angeles National Forest
August 19, 2021
For the first time, the San Gabriel Mountains would be connected to public transit as federal funding within a House of Representatives appropriations bill is slated to be spent on a shuttle system to take visitors into the wilderness.
Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, has received approval from the House Appropriations Committee to include a grant of $995,000 to Nature For All, a local nonprofit group, for the building of a shuttle system into both the Angeles National Forest and the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
Pasadena Now: Chu Urges Tenants and Landlords to Apply for Rent Relief As Soon As Possible
August 19, 2021
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) is encouraging more tenants and landlords to apply for the California COVID-19 Rent Relief Program.
Congress has provided over $46.5 billion to help renters and landlords across the country to ensure that no renter loses their home during a global pandemic. The state of California has received $5.2 billion of those funds to cover up to 100 percent of unpaid or future rent and may also help low-income renters pay some or all their unpaid utility bills, including gas, electric, water and internet services.
SOUTH PASADENAN: Representative Judy Chu Welcomes Biden Administration Eviction Moratorium Extension
August 4, 2021
Tuesday, the Biden Administration announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be extending the eviction moratorium for areas where the rate of coronavirus remains high. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), who had called for the moratorium to be extended, issued the following statement:
“I thank the Biden Administration for this action that will keep thousands of families in their homes, sparing them the completely avoidable pain of being unhoused during a pandemic and recession. The eviction moratorium was always about helping families weather the crisis so that we could all be better positioned to get back to work when it is safe to do so. With the coronavirus still raging in many parts of the country, the need that justified this moratorium over the past year remains.
Pasadena Now: Chu Reintroduces Bill Restoring Federal Student Loans for Grad Students
July 27, 2021
U.S. Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, has reintroduced legislation aimed at restoring federal student loan support to graduate students, her office announced this week.
The Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt, or POST GRAD, Act “will once again make graduate students eligible to receive Federal Direct Subsidized Loans,” Chu’s office said in a written statement. “That eligibility was ended by the Budget Control Act of 2011.”
MSNBC: “It’s like Social Security for children.” Rep. Judy Chu says new Child Tax Credit will cut child poverty in half
July 17, 2021
The Child Tax Credit is now in effect. Congresswoman Judy Chu of California joins Ali Velshi to talk about the impact it’s set to have — reducing child poverty in the U.S. by half — and mythbusts some GOP claims about it being a disincentive to work. “I’d like to know what happened to the Republicans,” says Chu. Back in 1997, “they were the ones who initiated the child tax credit.”
South Pasadenan: U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu to join ChapCare and Westfield Santa Anita in Opening a New Community COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
June 16, 2021
Representative Judy Chu (CA-27) will join ChapCare, and Westfield Santa Anita for a press conference celebrating the grand opening of a new COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Westfield Santa Anita.
ChapCare is a HRSA-funded and recognized community health center network that has been providing medical services to under-insured and uninsured residents of the San Gabriel Valley for more than 23 years. The partnership with Westfield Santa Anita is part of a ChapCare’s effort to reduce the spread of the virus and make COVID-19 vaccinations accessible to all, ahead of the holiday season.