Judy Chu

Thanks to the Supreme Court decision on Citizens United, corporations can now make unlimited donations without disclosing who they are. The result is a government for hire to the highest bidder. Think about it. Are you a corrupt oil…

After returning from Iraq, John started college. He didn't pick a major right away, instead, exploring different subjects. But he struggled. It was hard for him to focus; and after what he had been through, he couldn't relate to his…

If you want proof that Congress is dysfunctional, that it is putting partisanship ahead of all else, look no further than today's vote to hold Attorney General Holder in contempt. In office, Holder has tirelessly pursued justice for all…

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.

30 years ago, Vincent Chin, a young Chinese American engineer, was celebrating his impending wedding in Detroit, Michigan, when two unemployed autoworkers started shouting at him, saying, ``It is you Japanese who are taking away our…

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.

Today is historic. This is a very significant day in the Chinese American community. It is an expression that discrimination has no place in our society and that the promise of equality is available to all. This is only the fourth such…

federal contracting is an important source of opportunities for small businesses

Such an outcome would not only shortchange entrepreneurs but also government agencies who could benefit from more and not less competition for their businesses.

Why should the Schedule be exempt from these mandatory small business set-asides?

It fails to meet statutory benchmarks year after year, not just for small firms but also disadvantaged entrepreneurs like veterans, women, and minorities.

Thank you, Chairman Mulvaney.

I would like to take a moment to commend you for the progress that the Department has made on various issues.

Improving the GSA Schedule and empowering more small firms to grow with the government is vital to our economic recovery.

it is this Committee's responsibility and my personal priority to ensure that we do all that we can to help small businesses thrive.

Imagine the shocked faces of daughters and sons all across the country when they open up their July billing statement, add up all the figures, and find it's cheaper to buy a home than pursue their higher education. Come July 1, Republicans…

I have a personal reason for offering this amendment. My nephew was a victim of military hazing, and it killed him. Harry Lew was serving in the Marines in Afghanistan when his peers ordered him to dig a foxhole, to do push-ups, like…

As a former rape counselor, I've gone to emergency rooms and have seen the damage that sexual assault and domestic violence have caused. That is why I was so relieved when the Violence Against Women Act passed. And for the last 20 years…

This month is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. It is a time for us to take pride in our country's diversity and to celebrate the ways in which Asian Pacific Americans have contributed to the vibrancy of our Nation. Today, Asian…

I also sit on the Judiciary Committee, where I have been working hard to address business concerns about intellectual property rights.

Patients deserve choice when selecting the right prescriptions and pharmacies for them, but powerful, unregulated middlemen, known as pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, are limiting their options, and most people don't even know it. These…

Detective, the legislation being discussed today would authorize the FBI to conduct these familial searches when investigating crimes that involve murder, manslaughter, and sex offenses against a minor.

A very important point of the Community Reinvestment Act is that it brings lending investments and services to low- and moderate-income neighborhoods that are traditionally underserved by lending institutions.

For women of color, access to birth control can mean the difference between life or death. Without birth control, they face more reproductive cancers, more unintended pregnancies, and more sexually transmitted infections. And because many…