— Congressman Lou Correa (CA-46) released the following statement on his 'no' vote on the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026, which would strip Title IV federal aid from colleges that boycott Israel. “I don’t support boycotts. Never have. But I won’t hamstring the First Amendment to jeopardize federal student aid. This bill punishes universities and students for exercising their freedom of speech. Once we condition student aid on what people believe, that door doesn’t close.”… Continue Reading
U.S. Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement following his ‘no’ vote on the GOP constitutional amendment to permanently keep the Supreme Court at nine members, solidifying the bench’s conservative majority. “The Constitution gives Congress the power of impeachment, oversight, and the purse. Under Trump, Congressional Republicans have surrendered that power again and again to serve the president instead of the people. This a… Continue Reading
U.S. Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) condemned a new Department of Justice (DOJ) legal opinion issued today that outlines a path for the federal government to strip funding from states that don’t help carry out the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda. “This is a blatant attempt to turn every state government in the country into an arm of ICE,” Correa said. “Families apply for food assistance and disability benefits because they need help feeding their kids and caring for their p… 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