— Today, U.S. Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) introduced the Vets and Pets Act, legislation that would establish a grant program at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for nonprofit organizations that provide dogs and cats as companion pets for eligible Veterans. The bill aims to improve Veterans’ mental and physical health by making it easier and more affordable to welcome a pet into their lives. “Our Veterans put their lives on the line to defend our democracy and our freedom, a… Continue Reading
— Today, U.S. Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), a senior member of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, led 39 colleagues in a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding answers on the detentions and constitutional violations of U.S. citizens by DHS federal agents during immigration enforcement operations. The letter is in response to reporting that federal immigration agents have detained more than 500 American citizens during President… Continue Reading
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
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