Judy Chu

But my primary reason for being here is to discuss how the Armed Services Committee through this year's NDAA can help prevent military hazing.

We must stand up for the rights of all Americans. That is why I urge all Members of Congress to support the End Racial Profiling Act.

Budgets are about priorities. I think it should be about helping people climb the ladder of opportunity so they can live a good middle class life, the American Dream. But the Republican budget hurts the middle class. It provides billions…

This budget is about fairness, where everyone, not just a special few, can succeed. While the Republican budget ends the Medicare guarantee, the Budget for All makes no cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. While their budget…

Many of these businesses already operate. They have just never done business with the government.

A year ago, on April 3, on a Marine base in Afghanistan, Harry Lew was the victim of hazing. He was punched and kicked by his peers as they poured the contents of a sandbag over his face and mouth. This physical torture and hazing lasted a…

How do I break into federal contracting? With average annual spending at $500 billion there is no better way for small businesses to expand during these tough times than through federal contracts.

Helping small businesses win contracts will help put Americans back to work.

I have a perfecting amendment to H.R. 3985.

I just want to say again, as we are really working to protect and support job creators, that was really the intention of this amendment.

I strongly support the NASA Mars program and I am very concerned about the cuts to this program proposed in the President's fiscal year 2013 budget.

What we are trying to do is encourage these businesses to grow and many of them are mom-and-pop establishments as most small businesses start out.

Hazing is a serious problem in the military, and though the military has policies in place, they aren't being enforced, and they aren't effective.

Today's hearing is just a first step. I hope the committee will continue to work together on this issue in the coming months.

This amendment will guarantee that SBA does not try to make the industry fit the size standard, but that an individual size standard will be created for each industry.

I have been trying to get a hearing on this issue for many months, and I am grateful that you are focusing on this critical matter.

Overall SBDCs are facing about a 10 percent cut in the budget.

I am working to get one in my area, the San Gabriel Valley in California.

As chair of the Congressional Asian-Pacific American caucus or CAPAC, I am honored to have this opportunity to share some of the issues facing the Asian-Pacific American community and how Congress can help the community.

To help these long-term unemployed, we should invest in high-quality job training and education services to meet the needs of workers and employers.

What's at stake is the very survival of the basic American promise that if you work hard, you can do well enough to raise family, own a home and put enough away for retirement.

I urge this committee to fully fund the CFTC at $300 million so it can do its job cracking down on speculators and protecting consumers.

We should not let Wall Street speculators profit at the expense of hard working Americans struggling to fill their gas tanks.

The economic crisis hit minority communities the hardest.

We are at a pivotal moment during our economic recovery when Congress can truly make a difference.