Press Releases
Washington, DC – Rep. Derek Tran questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as he testified before the House Armed Services Committee. Rep. Tran demanded answers regarding Secretary Hegseth’s decision to deploy the National Guard and active-duty Marines to Los Angeles without coordinating with state and local law enforcement, and about the treatment of California Senator Padilla at Secretary Noem’s public press conference.
Washington, DC – Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45), along with Southern California House Armed Services Committee colleagues Reps. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) and George Whitesides (CA-27), issued a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to express concerns over the lack of transparency and communication during the Department of Defense’s recent activation of 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines to the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Washington, DC – Rep. Derek Tran voted in favor of two Congressional Resolutions in response to an uptick in acts of antisemitic violence.
LOS ANGELES, CA - Congressman Derek Tran released the following statement in response to his recent visit to the Adelanto ICE facility:
Washington, DC – Yesterday, Rep. Derek Tran questioned Small Business Administrator (SBA) Kelly Loeffler, who testified before the Small Business Committee. Rep. Tran held Administrator Loeffler accountable for reckless attempts to eliminate vital funding and support resources that uplift our nation’s small businesses.
Watch Rep. Tran’s full line of questioning HERE.
Washington, DC – Rep. Derek Tran (D-CA) celebrated the passage of his bipartisan bill, the Plain Language in Contracting Act, in the House of Representatives. H.R. 787, introduced alongside Reps. Nick LaLota (R-NY) and Shri Thanedar (D-MI), would require federal contracting opportunities to be written in plain language, making it easier for small businesses to access and secure government contracts.
Cypress, CA – Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45) hosted elected and community leaders at his district office to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and recognize the contributions of local AANHPI leaders in Orange and LA counties.
Cerritos, CA – El martes, el Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45) se reunió con líderes comunitarios Latinos para una mesa redonda, en la que discutieron las barreras que enfrentan a la comunidad Latina, y las maneras en las que Rep. Tran puede apoyar en el Congreso.
Cerritos, CA – On Tuesday, Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45) met with Latino leaders from California’s 45th congressional district for a roundtable meeting, during which they discussed the barriers facing the Latino community and how Rep. Tran can support the community in Congress.
Washington, DC – Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45) responded to the passage of a Republican-led budget bill that makes dramatic cuts to basic-needs services like Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Social Security.