SANTA ANA, Calif.—Reps. Michelle Steel (R-Huntington Beach) and Katie Porter (D-Irvine) announced Wednesday they have teamed up to sponsor legislation to honor Dr. John Cheng, who was killed stopping a shooting suspect in a Laguna Woods church, with a Congressional Gold Medal. “Dr. John Cheng was a hero who represents the very best of Orange…
Orange County Congresswomen Team Up for Tribute to Church Shooting Hero
June 22, 2022
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45th Congressional Race Between Steel and Chen Contentious
April 26, 2022
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In the newly redrawn 45th congressional district, Republican incumbent Michelle Steel is facing up against Democrat real estate firm owner and Navy reserve officer Jay Chen. Steel will be running for her second term in Congress, where she last beat incumbent Rep. Harley Rouda in the 48th district in 2020. Previously, she was an Orange…
Reps. Steel and Porter Introduce Bill Aimed to Help Veteran-Owned Businesses
February 4, 2022
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A new bipartisan bill from the U.S. House of Representatives was introduced to help veteran-owned businesses remain competitive, Reps. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) and Katie Porter (D-Calif.) announced on Feb. 1. The bill, called the Driving Veterans Success Act, would create a new Veterans Business Enterprise Program. The program would require the Department of Transportation to ensure…
Amendments to ‘America Competes’ Bill Holds CCP Accountable: Rep. Steel
As the U.S. House of Representatives considers the “America Competes Act”—a bill marketed as promote U.S. competitiveness with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—some say it may have the opposite effect. The 2,900-page bill—intended to enhance the nation’s competitive power by promoting policies that foster technological advancement—was the House’s response to the Senate’s bipartisan U.S. Innovation…
Lawmakers Send Letter Urging US Attorney General to Counter LA Train Thefts
Eighteen U.S. Representatives sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Jan. 20 urging him to take action towards the recent train robberies occurring in Downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles’ newest thefts, which went viral last week, have left Union Pacific train tracks in the area littered with opened boxes, scattered merchandise, and…
Rep. Steel Urges Olympic Sponsors to Highlight CCP’s Human Rights Abuses
December 9, 2021
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Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Huntington Beach) is urging corporate sponsors of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing to use their advertisements to showcase the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) massive human rights abuses. Steel wrote a letter to 17 different U.S. companies on Dec. 6, urging them to use their multi-million-dollar advertising budgets that will reach billions…
Orange County’s Michelle Steel Introduces Bill to Expand Access to Telehealth
November 17, 2021
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Orange County Rep. Michelle Steel, a Republican, introduced a bill into the House of Representatives Nov. 16 that seeks to increase access to long-distant patient care services for Americans. When the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law in March of 2020, it temporarily allowed Americans with Health Savings Accounts…
Orange County Congresswoman Wants to Expand Childcare for Working Parents
June 16, 2021
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Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) introduced a bill June 14 that could help businesses invest in childcare programs in an effort to entice parents to return to work. If passed, the legislation will provide startup funding for businesses to either open a childcare program, expand a current one, or form a partnership with outside providers. The move to increase childcare spaces came after about 2.9…
California Lawmakers Demand Action on Illegal Cannabis Operations
May 17, 2021
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Elected officials in California are urging the U.S. Department of Justice to address the state’s illegal marijuana growing operations. In a May 11 letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, the lawmakers said the abundance of marijuana grow operations in the state make the surrounding areas “untenable” and “dangerous for the residents in the surrounding neighborhoods.” “We have heard from our constituents of heinous incidents…
Congressional Art Contest Celebrates Coastal Heroes
April 18, 2021
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Each spring, members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor an artistic discovery contest, a nationwide high school arts competition, to recognize and encourage high school students’ artistic abilities both nationwide and in each congressional district. “Orange County is full of so many talented and creative students, and I can’t wait to see what they…
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