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Bipartisan House Members File Veterans Medical Marijuana Research Bill, With Senate Companion Up For Vote This Week
by Kyle Jaeger
Reps. Lou Correa (D-CA) and Jack Bergman (R-MI) introduced the legislation on Tuesday, about a week after Sens. Jon Tester (D) and Dan Sullivan (R) filed a companion version in their chamber. That Senate measure is scheduled to be taken up in the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, which Tester chairs, on Thursday. Under the proposal, VA would be tasked with conducting studies that explore the effects of cannabis for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic … Continue Reading
February 11, 2023
Biden’s Small Business Administration chief tours Anaheim
by KAITLYN SCHALLHORN
U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman toured Anaheim on Friday, Feb. 3, after meeting with local business owners. Guzman, who has served in President Joe Biden’s Cabinet since March 2021, met with small business owners at Pour Vida Tortillas & Tap on Anaheim Boulevard before embarking on a walking tour of nearby Center Street Promenade in the city’s downtown. Guzman and Rep. Lou Correa, who organized the outing, also met with … Continue Reading
February 06, 2023
Orange County members of Congress get to work
by HANNA KANG
It’s been close to a month since the 118th Congress was finally sworn into office after being delayed by the 15 rounds of voting to elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. Since early January, the six members of Congress who each represent portions of Orange County have taken on a slew of responsibilities, ranging from introducing and sponsoring bills to serving on House committees. Here’s a look at how OC’s representatives got the year started: Lou Correa Correa … Continue Reading
January 24, 2023
Reps. Lou Correa and Michelle Steel to co-chair group focused on Vietnamese communities
by HANNA KANG
Two Orange County politicians will co-chair the Congressional Vietnam Caucus for the first time. Reps. Lou Correa, D-Anaheim, and Michelle Steel, R-Seal Beach, are spearheading the Congressional Vietnam Caucus this year, a group focused on bilateral U.S.-Vietnam relations and prioritizing issues important to Vietnamese American communities across the country, according to Correa’s office. The Orange County pair joins Reps. Zoe Lofgren, a Bay Area Democrat who represents one of … Continue Reading
January 18, 2023
Family of OC attorney disputes report that he was shooing noisy pigeons before fatal fall
by ROXANA KOPETMAN and TONY SAAVEDRA
On Tuesday evening, Blair’s family issued a statement complaining that Mexican authorities had not talked directly with them about his death, prompting complaints from Orange County Rep. Lou Correa. Expressing “deep concerns” about Blair’s death, Correa, D-Santa Ana, sent a letter Wednesday morning to the Mexican ambassador to the United States, asking the Mexican Embassy “and all levels of the Mexican Government (federal, state, and local) to assist the Blair … Continue Reading
January 10, 2023
Dem rep: Immigration reform about more than border security
by NewsNation
Congressman Lou Correa says he is willing to work across the aisle on immigration reform, but adds that his colleagues must stop pushing what he believes is a “false narrative.” Watch the full clip HERE. A bipartisan Senate proposal to address the immigration system and border security failed to get any traction in the lame-duck session of Congress, and now, Republicans and Democrats are visiting the southern border. Correa, a California Democrat, was critical of the … Continue Reading
January 07, 2023
Hispanic Caucus split between rage and lukewarm reception to Biden’s new border plan
by RAFAEL BERNAL AND REBECCA BEITSCH
Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.), a top advocate for migrant rights who’s at times butted heads with Democratic leadership over immigration, recognized the different political realities faced by some of his colleagues. “I do know some people at the border, their communities are bearing a lot of the brunt of this refugee crisis. And so they’re looking for some solutions, so they may be more open to those solutions then others,” Correa told The Hill. Still, Correa struck at … Continue Reading
January 06, 2023
How Jan. 6 impacted bipartisanship among California representatives
by Hanna Kang
As with many of his colleagues, the attack on the Capitol two years ago served as an inflection point in Rep. Lou Correa’s political career. The Orange County Democrat thought his life was going to end on Jan. 6, 2021. But the harrowing events of that day, he said, ended up solidifying his relationship with a number of Republicans. “I had no doubt that that was going to be the end,” Correa said. “When we were trapped in the Capitol, it was Democrats and Republicans … Continue Reading
March 19, 2019
Meet the blue wave now representing Orange County in Congress
by Sarah Wire
Clockwise from top left: Gil Cisneros, Katie Porter, Harley Rouda, Alan Lowenthal, Lou Correa and Mike Levin. (Associated Press; Los Angeles Times; Roll Call) Long a bastion of Republican power, Orange County is now represented entirely by Democrats. Four of the newest members defeated Republicans in November to secure their seats. They joined Rep. Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) who holds a seat that flipped to Democratic control in the mid-'90s, and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Long … Continue Reading
March 19, 2019
Progressive or moderate? New Orange County Democrats in Congress carve different paths
by Sarah Wire
Rep. Harley Rouda (D-Laguna Beach) addresses constituents on Feb. 19. (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot) 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 … Continue Reading
March 13, 2019
House Democrats agree on opposing Trump’s immigration agenda — but little else
by Ella Nilsen
As House Democrats released their latest version of the DREAM Act this week, they are already looking ahead to the much more difficult challenge of a comprehensive immigration overhaul. 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 … Continue Reading
March 12, 2019
LEGION Act introduced in the House
by Mackenzie Wolf
A bill expanding membership eligibility for The American Legion was introduced March 8 in the House of Representatives. The Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for National Service Act - also known as the LEGION Act - is a bipartisan effort introduced by Congressmen Lou Correa, D-Calif., and Ben Cline, R-Va., with Rep. Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., an original co-sponsor. The bill was introduced Feb. 14 in the Senate by Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C. The LEGION Act … Continue Reading
March 12, 2019
Democrats Introduce Dreamers Bill, Reigniting a Debate
by Natalie Andrews and Louise Radnofsky
WASHINGTON-Democrats on Tuesday introduced a bill providing permanent legal status and a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who came to the country illegally as children, but the bill is unlikely to move beyond the House of Representatives. The young immigrants, often described as Dreamers, have widespread, bipartisan support. But other contentious immigration issues have historically undermined any lasting deal on the Dreamers over the past decade, and such … Continue Reading