Judy Chu, U.S. Congresswoman representing California’s 28th district since 2009, addressed several issues in a series of posts on October 3, 2025. Her messages covered the ongoing federal government shutdown, concerns about proposed film tariffs, and criticism of Republican leadership during the budget impasse.
In her first post at 18:43 UTC, Chu shared multilingual resources regarding the government shutdown: “Federal Government Shutdown: FAQs
Arabic/ عربي
https://t.co/9tqAxeUKki
Chinese Simplified/简体中文
https://t.co/dEZc6TIpV7
Chinese Traditional/ 繁體中文
https://t.co/XobcmwYK65
Hindi/ हिन्दी
https://t.co/FvkzonDE2D
Korean/한국인
https://t.co/98B8AQa3ZM
Spanish/ Español” (October 3, 2025).
Later that day at 20:19 UTC, she criticized former President Donald Trump’s tariff proposal on films and promoted her legislative response: “Trump’s reckless 100% film tariff threat would devastate one of America’s greatest exports & millions of jobs.
That’s why my bill, the CREATE Act, is necessary to expand the only federal tax incentive for film production and keep our creative industries strong here in the” (October 3, 2025).
At 20:56 UTC on October 3rd, Chu commented on Republican actions during the government shutdown: “Republicans care more about hiding the Epstein files than helping the American people.
Day 3 of their shutdown: Speaker Johnson just cancelled next week’s votes instead of working to end this shutdown.
Democrats are ready to end the crisis, cut costs & protect healthcare. https://t.co/lhqOMAvoUW”.
Chu has represented California’s 28th District in Congress since replacing Hilda Solis in 2009 and previously served in the California State Assembly from 2001 to 2006. Born in Los Angeles in 1953 and currently residing in Monterey Park, she graduated from UCLA with a BA in 1974.
