Judy Chu was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in July 2009. She represents the 27th Congressional District, which includes Pasadena and the west San Gabriel Valley of southern California.
Rep. Chu currently serves on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over legislation pertaining to taxes, revenues, Social Security, and Medicare. In that Committee, Rep. Chu is a member of the Subcommittees on Health, giving her oversight over healthcare reform and crucial safety net programs, Worker and Family Support, and Oversight.
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that IP-intensive industries create 27.1 million jobs and indirectly support another 12.9 million jobs, nearly 30 percent of all U.S. jobs. There is no question that innovation is what drives our economy. The development of new technologies creates jobs here at home and reinforces our position in the world as a leader in the creation of intellectual property. But innovation may slow if we do not protect the intellectual rights of our creators and entrepreneurs. We must do all we can to promote American innovation through intellectual property protections.