Correa’s Remarks on the House Floor WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), a member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and Co-Chair of the Congressional Vietnam Caucus, announced that he has adopted the case of imprisoned Vietnamese human rights defender Le Dinh Luong. Correa also delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives highlighting this announcement. Photo of Le Dinh Luong “Mr. Le is a peaceful activist and veteran who has dedicated his l… Continue Reading
Alongside Rep. Nehls, Bipartisan Legislation Would Allow Local Law Enforcement To Use Federal Grants To Purchase And Operate Drones Bipartisan Legislation Supported By Local Orange County Sheriff Passes House in NDAA, Awaits Senate Passage Text of Legislation (PDF) WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lou Correa (D-CA), alongside Representative Troy Nehls (R-TX), announced that their Directing Resources for Officers Navigating Emergencies (DRONE) Act of 2025 was included in the National Defense… Continue Reading
Text of Legislation (PDF) WASHINGTON — Today, Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to ensure ADA violations are quickly rectified to provide renewed access for disabled individuals and protect all parties involved from drawn-out litigation. Specifically, the ADA 30 Days to Comply Act will create a process for disabled individuals to notify business directly about ADA violations, allowing these entities a 30-day remediation… Continue Reading
American veterans are traveling to a Mexican city where there have been so many homicides that the State Department advises they reconsider. Their reason: to take experimental psychedelic drugs the vets hope will treat post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental illnesses they incurred after combat. Southern California Rep. Lou Correa wants to make sure the treatments are safe and whether it makes sense to offer them in the U.S. Correa, a Democrat, recently traveled to the Tijuana clinic t… Continue Reading
Thousands have been killed in Gaza, with entire families wiped out. Israeli airstrikes have reduced Palestinian neighborhoods to expanses of rubble, while doctors treat screaming children in darkened hospitals with no anesthesia. Across the Middle East, fear has spread over the possible outbreak of a broader regional war. But in the bloody arithmetic of Hamas’s leaders, the carnage is not the regrettable outcome of a big miscalculation. Quite the opposite, they say: It is the necessary cost of … Continue Reading
Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.) credited President Joe Biden with making the right call by attending the Group of 20 (G20) summit in India over the weekend, saying the president’s actions send a key message about the U.S. role in the Indo-Pacific region. “President Biden did the right thing by showing up and showing that we are leaders in the world today, leaders for peace, leaders for democracy, leaders for freedom. And so I’m glad President Biden was there,” Mr. Correa said in an interview with NT… Continue Reading