February 10, 2020
Today Congressman Lou Correa (D-CA-46) released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's third budget proposal:
"Families in my district and across the country are trying to figure out how they are going to pay for their health insurance and pay for their children to attend college. While the stock market continues to soar, many Americans are struggling to get by. This year the President had the opportunity to put forward a budget that addresses the realities fa… Continue Reading
February 07, 2020
Earlier this week, the President gave a State of the Union Address. This year I was honored to bring Alonda Montoya, a local DREAMer from our community. You can learn more about Alonda here.
This week on the House Floor, Democrats voted to protect American workers' rights to join a union by approving meaningful, enforceable penalties for companies and executives who violate workers' rights. The PRO Act would expand workers' collective bargaining rights, close loopholes that corporat… Continue Reading
January 29, 2020
Today, the House released legislation to address the nation's crumbling infrastructure. The bill makes a $760 billion investment in some of our country's most urgent infrastructure needs, including maintenance backlogs, unsafe road and highways, while putting a plan in place to move the United States toward zero emissions from the transportation sector.
Rep. Correa said, "Much of our country's infrastructure was built in the 1950s. A lot has changed in the past 70 years. This bill will help us … Continue Reading
March 19, 2019
Correa, 61, of Santa Ana was elected to a second term in November with 69.15% of the vote. His district has been represented by a Democrat since the mid-'90s.
Before heading to Congress, the former real estate broker served in the state Assembly for six years, the Orange County Board of Supervisors for two years and the state Senate for eight years. In his first term, Correa leveraged that political experience to pass several bills in a Republican-controlled Congress, a fairly unusual accomplishment for a freshman.… Continue Reading
March 19, 2019
Winning a Republican seat in Orange County is hard enough for a Democrat. Holding it is a whole different matter.
And the four Democratic freshmen who won seats in the historically Republican county in 2018 are already staking out starkly different routes to hold onto their jobs after 2020.
Reps. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) and Mike Levin (D- San Juan Capistrano) joined the Congressional Progressive Caucus, aligning themselves with an energized, vocal group of liberal newcomers clamoring to change Washington.… Continue Reading
March 13, 2019
The Dream and Promise Act, released Tuesday, is a bill designed to give 2.5 million immigrants permanent status and a pathway to citizenship. It's an ambitious attempt to protect two groups whose legal status has been threatened repeatedly by the Trump administration: young, unauthorized immigrants known as DREAMers and immigrants with Temporary Protected Status. For this reason, it's a proposal that's likely dead on arrival in the Republican-controlled Senate.… Continue Reading
