May 29, 2020
Today, Congressman Lou Correa (D-CA) and Representative Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) introduced H.R. 7059, the Coronavirus Provider Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation protects doctors and nurses on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rep. Correa said, "We are in uncharted waters. There is still a lot we don't know about COVID-19 and how to treat patients afflicted with it. Our frontlines, including doctors and healthcare workers, are fighting for us the best they can with the technology … Continue Reading
May 21, 2020
Santa Ana, CA - Today, Congressman Lou Correa (D-CA) announced that Orange County's two major food banks-Second Harvest and the Community Action Partnership (CAPOC)-will receive $3 million in federal funding to assist with their emergency food distribution efforts. The funds are being administered through the County of Orange Social Services Agency.
Second Harvest and the Community Action Partnership (CAPOC) food banks, which have distributed millions of pounds of food since the start of the Co… Continue Reading
May 15, 2020
Today, Congressman Lou Correa (CA-46) voted to support working American families by passing The Heroes Act-the latest coronavirus relief package. This bill addresses the need for drastic action and takes bold steps to protect Americans from the coronavirus and the economic downturn caused by the pandemic. It also allocates more than a trillion dollars in emergency funding for states and local governments.
In addition to bringing billions of dollars back to California to help communities impacte… 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
