July 11, 2019
Today, Congressman Lou Correa's (D-CA-46), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Aviation and Maritime Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Aviation and Maritime Subcommittee, introduced H.R. 3694 - The Helping Families Fly Act. This important legislation seeks to improve travel experiences for families and expecting mothers by requiring additional training for Transportation Security Administration frontline personal.
Chairman L… Continue Reading
June 27, 2019
Today, Congressman Lou Correa (D-CA-46) released the following statement after the passage of the Senate passed emergency funding for the humanitarian crisis along the US - Mexico border.
Congressman Correa said, "There is a humanitarian crisis at our southern border. Migrants legally seeking asylum are abused and imprisoned in inhumane conditions. The conditions these migrants are being held in should shake all Americans to their core. As one of the most wealthy and powerful nations on earth,… Continue Reading
June 26, 2019
Last night the House of Representatives passed a $4.5 billion emergency fund to protect the health, safety, and welfare of migrants.
This emergency funding is vital for tens of thousands of migrants currently being detained by the Trump Administration.
The bill includes $2.9 billion for refugee and migrant assistance. This includes expanding faculties meant to house and process refugees, providing legal services for unaccompanied children, and supporting post-release services through non- gov… 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
