August 01, 2020
The House has been working around the clock to provide critical COVID-19 relief. House Members continue to urge our Senate colleagues to work with us and help save American lives and livelihoods.
This week, the House passed the National Museum of the American Latino Act to establish a museum in the Smithsonian Institution to highlight Latino contributions to the story of the United States.
The House also passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), an infrastructure bill that creat… Continue Reading
July 31, 2020
Today, Congressman Lou Correa (CA-46) released the following statement regarding the passage of his amendment to protect children and our nation's school from the coronavirus pandemic. The Trahan-Correa Amendment ensures that communities and their locally elected school boards retain control of their schools, and prevents the Administration from withholding federal funding from educational institutions that chose not to reopen this fall. The amendment was included in H.R. 7617, a spending bill t… Continue Reading
July 29, 2020
Today, Congressman Lou Correa (CA-46) voted to support new legislation to increases the safety of travelers while using rideshare services. H.R. 4686 - Sami's Law requires ride-share drivers to display scannable technology to provide an added layer of security for travelers.
Rep. Correa said, "Ride-sharing services are common and convenient tools for travelers and commuters. Unfortunately, they are also susceptible to unscrupulous individuals looking to prey on unexpecting patrons. Sami's law … 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
