Today, Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced the Bright Beginnings Act, bipartisan legislation that would establish a federal tax credit of up to $10,000 per year for childcare centers and providers to purchase the equipment needed to serve children with developmental disabilities. “Every child deserves a safe, supportive place to learn and grow, and every parent deserves peace of mind while they work. The Bright Beginnings Act helps childcare providers get the … Continue Reading
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Representatives Lou Correa (CA-46) and Maxine Dexter (OR-3) introduced the Silicosis Prevention and Treatment Act, which would create a federal grant program to help healthcare facilities educate the public about silicosis and provide prevention and treatment measures for those affected. Silicosis is entirely preventable by stopping silica dust from entering the lungs. Because there is no cure or way to reverse the lung damage it causes, prevention is vital. "No worker … Continue Reading
Congressman Lou Correa (D-CA), alongside Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL), introduced the bipartisan Bankruptcy Relief for Innocent Partners Act, which would ensure that people are not stuck with debt from fraud their partner committed alone, and that survivors of domestic and financial abuse are not forced to stay in dangerous relationships for financial reasons. "If you didn't commit the fraud, you shouldn't carry the debt for the rest of your life," said Correa. "For a survivor of abuse, t… 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