Judy Chu

What is really evident is that there is really no enforcement mechanism whatsoever at this point.

I want to commend all of the panelists because you gave a very clear picture of a system that seems to have broken down.

John Boehner says he doesn't have the votes to pass a clean bill that would keep government open. Yet 198 Democrats would vote for it; another 21 Republicans say they would, too. That's more than the 217 votes needed to pass a bill. That's…

Yet again, House Republicans have taken us down to the wire--refusing to pass a budget or to pay our bills on time. As The Wall Street Journal asked recently of the GOP: ``Are you nuts?'' If their antics force the government to shut down…

Once again, House Republicans have put struggling families on the chopping block. They're cutting SNAP, our nutrition program, by nearly $40 billion. Millions of Americans will completely lose their assistance or see their monthly benefits…

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Today's hearing will provide insights into a variety of private sector initiatives to train and mentor entrepreneurs and small business owners across the country.

If these services were not available to small businesses, the microbusinesses, where would these individuals go for tax preparation services?

the Entrepreneur Startup Growth Act would have provided additional support for micro-entrepreneur tax filing assistance.

I was honored to have the opportunity to join Ranking Member Velazquez in her district in Brooklyn

thank you very much for that, Congresswoman Chu.

I am pleased to learn today of the voluntary efforts now underway to reduce piracy.

While it is a great step forward, it does have limited impact unless other players like search engines get involved.

I would like to submit testimony for the record on behalf of the Copyright Alliance on the role of voluntary agreements.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

To what extent should we consider these newer platforms as we are reauthorizing satellite TV laws?

A year ago, the Sikhs at the Oak Creek, Wisconsin, temple, or gurdwara, were peacefully preparing meals for Sunday worship, but that peace was shattered when a 40-year-old neo- Nazi man walked in and began shooting anyone in his path. I…

I am in strong opposition of the underlying bill, as it makes damaging cuts to Community Development Block Grants. A cut of $1.6 billion--a nearly 50 percent reduction from the previous year--is not smart policymaking. These draconian cuts…

We in the United States Congress have a constitutional duty to ensure that we are doing everything in our power to protect every voter.

Racism has grown more insidious, more subversive, and more subtle in the 50 years since the Voting Rights Act, but it has not gone away.

Shouldn't we recognize that voter ID laws seek to disenfranchise certain eligible voters not blatantly based on race but based on requirements that have significantly and intentionally racial ramifications?

I think you have a role to play in reaching out to Americans, particularly small businesses.

Well, one of those big decisions for a small business is the classification of workers and it continues to be a daunting decision for many small employers as to whether to work as an employee or an independent contractor.

We know that small firms, especially those that are already complying with the tax laws, fear an audit as they are expensive and time-consuming.

Shouldn't the agency go to a FISA court to seek to retrieve data from a third party's database?

I share with Mr. Sensenbrenner the belief that this will not be able to be sustained.