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Rep. Derek Tran was picked to co-lead congressional Democrats’ National Security Task Force, a personal assignment for the Army veteran.
In 1984, volunteers stood outside supermarkets in Orange County, clipboards in hand, helping fellow Vietnamese Americans register to vote.
Van Tran, then a freshman at UC Irvine, was one of them.
Freshman Rep. Derek Tran (D-Calif.) flipped a Republican seat in November by hundreds of votes, a minuscule total which he attributes to his strength in the Vietnamese-American community.
We caught up with Tran to hear how he’s preparing to mark the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, the freshman’s take on his opening months in Congress and how Democrats can win back the House.
A bill designed to limit foreign influence in U.S. universities divided Orange County’s congressional delegation.
US Congressman Derek Tran Sponsors Detained Vietnamese Reporter Le Huu Minh Tuan
In a significant move highlighting international concern over press freedom in Vietnam, U.S. Congressman Derek Tran has officially adopted the case of imprisoned Vietnamese journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan through the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission's Defending Freedoms Project. This initiative underscores the ongoing efforts to secure the release of individuals detained for exercising their right to free expression.
Rep. Derek Tran is supporting a bill, the Protect Veteran Jobs Act, which asks for any veteran terminated without reason from the federal government since President Trump’s turn, to be reinstated.
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Congressman Derek Tran (D-CA) joins Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the 119th Congress, the Protect Veteran Jobs Act, President Trump's first actions, and what the future of the Democratic party looks like.
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Rep. Derek Tran, D-Calif., joins Morning Joe to discuss the 'Protect Veteran Jobs Act,' which would allow for the reinstatement of any veteran who was removed or dismissed from federal employment since President Trump took office and began indiscriminately purging the federal workforce.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A freshman Democratic congressman is introducing a bill to protect the jobs of veterans working for the U.S. government amid mass firings by the Trump administration, the latest legislative response to the turmoil rippling across federal agencies.
Nearly two months after being officially sworn into Congress, 45th Congressional District Rep. Derek Tran was joined by members of the Cal State Fullerton and Orange County community at the Golleher Alumni House for a ceremonial swearing-in.
Coming into his first term in Congress, the newly elected Democrat will face the uphill battle of opposing Republican control over both chambers of Congress and the presidency.