Judy Chu

My district has one of the largest Chinese-American populations in the Nation, and I have heard firsthand of xenophobia directed at Asian-Americans.

I am confident that everyone in this room--no matter their party affiliation--is here to do the hard work needed to leave this country, and our world, better than we found it.

We worked with Congresswoman Judy Chu and helped convince then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to issue the first heat standards in the Nation in 2005 protecting farm workers and other outdoor workers from extreme temperatures.

The only way we can ensure that Maria Isavel, Asuncion, Miguel Angel, and others didn't die in vain is by protecting the workers most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change with a national heat illness standard.

I know that in the United States we have an administration that doesn't want to recognize climate change or climate science, but this administration doesn't represent the views or the value or the character of the United States of America.

I did not state that CO2 causes asthma. That is not true.

Surely one of those values must be protecting the health and wellbeing of our kids.

Massachusetts has done a wonderful job... to rely more heavily on renewable fuels.

I learned at this hearing that entrepreneurs and business owners are too often unaware of SBA and the services available to them because outreach and services are not provided in languages other than English.

As a fellow southern California resident, you understand that our communities are rich with immigrants who come to this country and start small businesses.

I was certainly alarmed to see that women, especially African Americans and Hispanics, obtain patents at lower rates than men; that people of color obtain patents at much lower rates than whites; that individuals from lower income…

We are focused on making sure that small businesses... can access the capital that they need to start, grow, and create new jobs.

On this Committee, we are focused on making sure that small businesses... can access the capital that they need to start, grow, and create new jobs.

California is the fifth-largest economy in the world, and small businesses are the backbone of our thriving economy.

SBA's loan program, including the 504 program, is designed to fill the gaps left by the private markets.

I especially want to thank the witnesses who have traveled from across the country to be here with us today.

Accessing capital is one of the biggest challenges facing these small-business owners.

I have a colleague from Orrington, Maine, who is just 6 miles out of Bangor, actually, and her parents still use dialup.

It is something you should promote because that is a wonderful partnership there.

I truly appreciate the expertise of our agencies, and also the firsthand testimony of our witnesses.

to me what you show in each of your stories is that you are a stimulus to the economy.

Congresswoman Chu, we need your help and your colleagues' support more than ever before to pass and approve legislation to provide credits to expedite our transition from limited, dirty fossil fuels to unlimited renewables.

Let me ask about the fact that Community Advantage right now is only a pilot program, and therefore it is subject to unexpected changes by the SBA.

In your testimony you said that your default rate is really low, 4 percent or 5 percent.

I hope when you do that marketing, that it can be in different languages as well.