Press Releases
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) convened a meeting with leaders of local minority serving institutions (MSIs) to discuss how President Trump’s decision to terminate MSI grant funding is negatively impacting students throughout Southern California.
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45), with fellow Lowering Costs Caucus Co-Chairs Hillary Scholten (MI-03) and Greg Landsman (OH-01), urged the Department of Transportation (DOT) to take action to protect consumers by ensuring that airline passengers are appropriately compensated in the event of a flight disruption caused by a carrier.
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) voted against H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025.
Washington, DC — U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) issued the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026 on the House Floor:
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) voted against H.R. 4553, the Energy and Water appropriations bill. The bill, which allocates federal funding for energy security and other critical investments in our nation’s infrastructure, will hike home energy costs for American families and stymie our nation’s transition to a green energy economy while other countries continue those investments.
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) introduced an amendment to account for hikes in home energy costs following the passage of President Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.’ Tran proposed the amendment to H.R. 4533, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which allocates federal funding for energy security, water infrastructure, and other critical investments in our nation’s infrastructure.
Orange County, CA – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) spent the week meeting with stakeholders, hearing directly from community leaders, and visiting the local businesses that uplift California’s 45th Congressional District.
Orange County, CA – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) visited two local health care providers in Garden Grove and Fullerton, CA, to hear directly from frontline care workers and discuss the impacts of the Republican budget package on Orange County’s health care system.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Derek Tran (CA-45), Hillary Scholten (MI-03), and Greg Landsman (OH-01), co-chairs of the Lowering Costs Caucus, introduced legislation to assess the impacts of President Trump’s trade policies on the cost of goods for everyday American families.
Brea, CA – This week, Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) hosted Representative Gil Cisneros (CA-31) in his district to tour Curtiss-Wright Nuclear, a manufacturer of key technologies utilized in the operation of nuclear reactors and across the nuclear power industry.