Civil Rights and Social Justice
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) celebrated the passage of H.R. 5, the Equality Act. In a video message, Rep. Lieu highlighted how this bill will ensure LGBTQ Americans are protected from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in response to a series of legislative actions from states across the country intended to hinder a woman's right to choose.
WASHINGTON, D.C.–On the eve of the Capitol Hill Armenian Genocide Observance, Congressmen Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) were joined by over 70 of their U.S. House colleagues in introducing a new Armenian Genocide Resolution aimed at establishing, as a matter of U.S. policy, 1) the rejection of Armenian Genocide denial, 2) ongoing official U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH) today introduced the "Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act", a bill to increase federal resources to battle homelessness.
Democratic congressman Ted Lieu of California dropped a fact check on Donald Trump on Saturday, reminding him that white supremacy is a growing threat, despite the president's false assertion that it's no big deal.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after H.R. 1 passed the House of Representatives. H.R. 1 is bold, transformative legislation to put the power back in the hands of the people and restore the people's faith that government works for the public interest, not the special interests.
Democrat Congressman Ted Lieu received an award for his efforts to improve higher education at an event on campus Tuesday.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement congratulating Elan Carr on his appointment as the United States Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism.
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) introduced the "Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act of 2019" with Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ). In light of the threats of another shutdown from the Trump Administration, this bill would protect Americans from some of the harmful impacts of government shutdowns.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after a federal court ruled that the Census Bureau's plans to include a question on citizenship was unlawful.