Category: Michelle Steel

Rep. Steel, Sen. Cruz Call to Move Olympics Out of China

Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) have sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) insisting the 2022 Olympics be moved out of Beijing due to gross human rights violations in the China. Steel told The Epoch Times: “[In China,] you can see lots of victims. They have human rights abuses,…


Orange County Congresswoman Joins Committee to Oversee CCP’s Human Rights Violations 

An Orange County congresswoman has been tapped to help U.S. Congress keep tabs on China’s international human rights standards compliance. Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-48) was recently appointed to a commission that tallies the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) human rights abuses on its own citizens and people in other countries. “We really have to watch what China is doing,” Steel…


Hard-Fought Orange County Supervisor Race Winds Down

Orange County Board of Supervisors candidates were gearing up for election night Monday night as officials prepared to count ballots. With polls closing at 8 p.m., the Orange County Registrar of Voters will provide its first unofficial results announcement at 8:05 p.m., spokesperson Jackie Wu told The Epoch Times. Candidates for the vacant District 2 seat…


On Election Day, Former Supervisor Michelle Steel Reflects on Role

As voters cast ballots for a vacant Orange County Board of Supervisors (BOS) seat, its former holder is sharing hopes for her replacement. It’s been about two months since U.S. Congresswoman Michelle Steel left her District 2 seat for higher office. During an interview with The Epoch Times, she said she would like the incoming…


Orange County Congresswoman Entices Businesses to Modernize Ventilation Systems

Congresswoman Michelle Steel introduced new legislation March 1 that seeks to incentivize businesses to improve their ventilation systems to reduce the transmission of airborne diseases such as COVID-19. The legislation, called the Filtering and Retrofitting the Environment for Safe and Healthy Activities Indoors and Revenue (FRESH AIR) for Businesses Act, offers participating businesses the chance to get a tax credit…


Orange County House Members Introduce Resolution to Condemn Anti-Asian Hate Crime 

Orange County-based House Representatives Michelle Steel and Katie Porter created a bi-partisan resolution Feb. 23 that seeks to condemn “hate, racism, and intolerance against” the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. The resolution comes as hate crimes against the demographic have been on the rise in the United States. Steel’s resolution seeks to affirm that the U.S. stands against and denounces all anti-Asian and…


Orange County Supervisor Candidate Tests Positive for COVID

A frontrunner for the Orange County Board of Supervisor’s vacant District 2 seat has tested positive for COVID 19. Former Sen. John Moorlach “has mild symptoms and remains in high spirits,” the Republican Party of Orange County said in a Feb. 24 email to its members. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Sen. Moorlach and…


Orange County Supervisor Candidate Tests Positive for COVID-19

A frontrunner for the Orange County Board of Supervisor’s vacant District 2 seat has tested positive for COVID 19. Former Sen. John Moorlach “has mild symptoms and remains in high spirits,” the Republican Party of Orange County said in a Feb. 24 email to its members. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Sen. Moorlach and…


Orange County District 2 Candidates Discuss COVID-19 Recovery Strategies

With the March 9 special election approaching to fill Orange County’s District 2 supervisor seat, four out of five candidates told The Epoch Times how they would help those negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley could not be reached for comment. Kevin Muldoon Like many other cities in California, Newport Beach restaurants and small businesses were…


Orange County District 2 Candidates Discuss COVID-19 Economic Recovery Strategies

With the March 9 special election approaching to fill Orange County’s District 2 supervisor seat, four out of five candidates told The Epoch Times how they would help those negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley could not be reached for comment. Kevin Muldoon Like many other cities in California, Newport Beach restaurants and small businesses were…