CORREA (AGAIN) VOTES TO AVERT A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) (again) voted to avert a government shutdown and released the following statement: “Today, I joined a bipartisan coalition of my colleagues to keep our government open for its citizens, and ensure that the national security of this country isn’t put at risk—though this does feel a little like déjà vu,” Correa said. “Threatening to shut our government down without long-term bipartisan solutions is not fair to anyone—not to our troops, … Continue Reading
November 14, 2023
RANKING MEMBER CORREA DELIVERS OPENING STATEMENT IN SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: “THE BROKEN PATH: HOW TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS PROFIT FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER”
Watch Today’s Hearing HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member Correa (CA-46), the top Democrat on the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, led his Democratic colleagues during a joint Subcommittee hearing by the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement and the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, “The Broken Path: How Transnational Criminal Organizations Profit from Human Trafficking at the Southwest Border.” You can watch today’s hearing … Continue Reading
November 14, 2023
RANKING MEMBER CORREA DELIVERS OPENING STATEMENT IN SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: “OVERSIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANTITRUST DIVISION”
Watch Today’s Hearing HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member Correa (CA-46), the top Democrat on the House Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee, led his Democratic colleagues during a hearing entitled “Oversight of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division" to examine the mission and programs of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. You can watch today’s hearing HERE. You will find below Ranking Member Correa’s opening statement, as … Continue Reading
November 13, 2023
CORREA INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT LOCAL BUSINESSES FROM TRANSPORTATION DISRUPTIONS
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) introduced the Business Uninterrupted Monetary Program Act of 2023 (BUMP Act), legislation which would provide needed funding to businesses and nonprofits negatively impacted by major transit and highway projects in their communities. The BUMP Act requires local sponsors of major transit and highway projects to create a funding pool that will provide impacted businesses with monetary relief to cover expenses during interruption by … Continue Reading
November 09, 2023
REPS. CORREA, KIM DEMAND ANSWERS FROM NAVY AFTER TUSTIN HANGAR FIRE
ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Today, Representatives Lou Correa (CA-46) and Young Kim (CA-40) led a bipartisan letter to Department of the Navy’s Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Coordinator Elizabeth Roddy asking the Navy’s plans to mitigate impacts of the recent fire at the former Marine Corps Air Station, which is owned by the Navy, in Tustin, CA. “[W]e were devastated to learn that one of the historic hangars at the air station caught fire, and later that the blaze was too significant for … Continue Reading
November 07, 2023
CORREA STATEMENT ON “FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA” AND THE ONGOING HAMAS-ISRAEL WAR
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) joined Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10) Hiliary Scholten (MI-03), Ritchie Torres (NY-15), Norma Torres (CA-35), and more of his Congressional colleagues in a statement on the phrase “from the river to the sea” and the ongoing Hamas-Israel War. The text of the statement reads: We reject the use of the phrase “from the river to the sea”— a phrase used by many, including Hamas, as a rallying cry for the destruction of the State … Continue Reading
October 23, 2023
REP. CORREA INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES, FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CRISIS
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) introduced the Promoting Reduction of Emissions Through Landscaping Equipment Act, legislation to create a federal tax credit to enable local small businesses, including landscaping and lawn care businesses of all sizes, to transition to zero-emission equipment more easily and without financial burden. Specifically, it would supplement the purchase of climate-friendly equipment for landscaping and lawn care businesses with a tax … Continue Reading
October 20, 2023
RANKING MEMBER CORREA STATEMENT ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING REQUEST
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), the top Democrat on the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, released the following statement: “This supplemental funding request directs resources to our nation’s frontlines, and begins to address the root causes of migration—and will also assist our regional neighbors deal with the refugee challenges they are also facing alongside us,” Correa said. “The issues being faced at our border did not get created in a … Continue Reading
October 12, 2023
REP. CORREA STATEMENT ON CONSTITUENTS IMPACTED IN ISRAEL
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), released the following statement on constituents impacted by the war in Israel: “I am closely monitoring the appalling terrorist assault against Israel. For U.S. citizens who are trying to leave Israel, limited commercial flights out of the country continue to operate, but may not be direct to the United States,” Correa said. “The State Department is currently exploring contract options to facilitate U.S. citizen travel to nearby … Continue Reading
October 05, 2023
RANKING MEMBER CORREA STATEMENT ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S BORDER WALL ANNOUNCEMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), the top Democrat on the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to an announcement from the Biden administration that it will waive 26 laws to build additional border barriers in the Rio Grande Valley: “President Ronald Reagan once said, ‘America is a shining city upon a hill whose beacon light guides freedom-loving people everywhere.” And so, today, refugees continue to come … Continue Reading
October 03, 2023
CORREA STATEMENT ON TONIGHT’S SPEAKER VOTE
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) released the following statement: “History was made today—and never in the history of the United States Congress has a sitting Speaker been ousted,” Correa said.“Even so, I’m confident that my colleagues—Democrats and Republicans—will get to work immediately to fight for the best interest of the American people, irrespective of party affiliation. We will, and must, let representative democracy chart its course—the best form of … Continue Reading
October 03, 2023
REPS. CORREA, SALINAS INTRODUCE RESOLUTION HONORING LATINA CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Lou Correa (CA-46) and Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced a resolution recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the United States. Latinas represent 1 in 6 women and own 18% of all women-owned companies. The resolution highlights the countless contributions made by Latinas and the need for policy that supports and invests in their collective future. “As America celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, it has never been more … Continue Reading
September 30, 2023
CORREA VOTES TO AVERT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) voted to avert a government shutdown, and released the following statement: “I just voted to keep the government open for its citizens, and to ensure that our national security isn’t put at risk,” Correa said. “Today, I joined a bipartisan coalition of my colleagues—Democrat and Republican—to avoid a disastrous government shutdown and ensure those most-vulnerable in our communities continue to get the support they need. I’ll never … Continue Reading
September 29, 2023
CORREA REFUSES PAY IN EVENT OF A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, STANDS WITH SERVICEMEMBERS, FEDERAL WORKERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) sent a letter to Catherine Szpindor, Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, demanding that his pay be withheld until a possible government shutdown is concluded. “As we near a government shutdown, I would like to request that in the event of a lapse in appropriations, that my pay be withheld until the government funding is passed and the shutdown is over,” Correa wrote. “It is my understanding that the … Continue Reading
September 29, 2023
RANKING MEMBER CORREA STATEMENT ON GOP’S FLAWED CONTINUING RESOLUTION
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), Ranking Member of the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to the House GOP’s proposed continuing resolution (CR) that will ensure a government shutdown: “My colleagues on the other side of the aisle are putting politics over public safety, and putting the homeland security of our country at risk,” Correa said. “Not only does this CR walk back on the bipartisan debt-limit … Continue Reading
September 26, 2023
RANKING MEMBER CORREA STATEMENT ON FTC ANTITRUST COMPLAINT AGAINST AMAZON
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in response to The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general filing suit against Amazon.com, Inc., Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, released the following statement: “The FTC must continue to ensure that consumer protection and the promotion of competition remain at the forefront of the Biden Administration’s antitrust agenda,” Correa said. “While … Continue Reading
September 20, 2023
RANKING MEMBER CORREA STATEMENT ON WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENT ON BORDER ENFORCEMENT, ACCELERATED WORK AUTHORIZATION PROCESSING
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in response to the Biden Administration announcing another series of actions to increase enforcement across the Southwest Border, accelerate processing of work authorizations, and the decision to redesignate and extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), Ranking Member of the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, released the following statement: “As we address the increasing number of migrants crossing … Continue Reading
September 20, 2023
MEMO: A Shutdown Rendered By Republicans Will Make Our Homeland Less Secure
TO: Interested Parties FROM: Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46), Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement DATE: September 20, 2023 RE: A Shutdown Rendered By Republicans Will Make Our Homeland Less Secure This week, a deal was struck by the majority party and the Freedom Caucus, spawning their reintroduction of a version of a flawed border security bill as part of their effort to increase the likelihood of a government shutdown. Not only is this ‘deal’ unserious, it’s a … Continue Reading
September 18, 2023
RANKING MEMBER CORREA STATEMENT ON GOP’S PROPOSED COLLISION-COURSE TOWARDS A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in response to a deal struck by the majority party and the Freedom Caucus, and their reintroduction of a version of a flawed border security bill as part of their effort to increase the likelihood of a government shutdown, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), Ranking Member of the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, released the following statement: “Not only is this ‘deal’ unserious, it’s a political non-starter. And don’t take my word for it, ask my … Continue Reading
September 15, 2023
REP. CORREA STATEMENT ON ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS’ ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF SANTIAGO CREEK
SANTA ANA, CA — Today, following the release of a draft supplemental environmental assessment of the Santiago Creek flood control project from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) released the below statement: “I appreciate the Corps for releasing this environmental assessment today, and for ensuring my constituents remain aware of the issues that matter most in their community,” Correa said. “However, I remain concerned not only about the … Continue Reading