Judy Chu actually said...

"the current system doesn't work. The current system relies on individual compliance to pay their use tax."

"As a buyer of a half trillion dollars worth of goods and services annually, the Federal government is a substantial economic engine for the country."

"I believe, like a lot of people here, that small businesses really are the backbone of our economy."

"I represent a district in Los Angeles County, where 3 years ago a young rising star, an elected official in my district, Bobby Salcedo, was murdered by the Mexican drug cartel."