Civil Rights and Social Justice
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) granted the Los Angeles Continuum of Care (LA CoC) $60,000,000 to provide housing and supportive services to individuals experiencing homelessness throughout LA County. Throughout the FY2023 government appropriations process, Congressman Lieu advocated for ensuring Homelessness Assistance Grants such as this one were well-funded.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on Tyre Nichols.
HINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) announced that he secured nearly $1.4 million in federal funding for two community projects in Venice in the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations bill recently signed into law by President Biden. First, Congressman Lieu secured $500,000 to fully furnish and equip the Venice Family Clinic to ensure it can continue to provide high-quality care to its patients. Second, Rep. Lieu secured around $900,000 for the Purpose Lab Employment Project at the St.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) announced that he secured $2.5 million in federal funding for two community projects in Santa Monica in the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations bill recently signed into law by President Biden. First, Congressman Lieu secured $1.5 million for the Santa Monica Behavioral Health Center, which provides around-the-clock behavioral health care for the community and for people experiencing homelessness. Second, Rep.
LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) visited St. Joseph Center, a Venice-based nonprofit that provides programs focused on housing, mental health, education and vocational training for homeless and low-income individuals in Los Angeles County. Congressman Lieu secured $898,053 for the St. Joseph Center's Purpose Lab Employment Project in the FY 2023 appropriations bill.
LOS ANGELES, CA – Yesterday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) visited the UCLA Homeless Healthcare Collaborative, a program that provides free health care, clothes, hygiene products, and social services to unhoused individuals in Los Angeles County. Congressman Lieu secured $592,000 in federal funding for the program in the Fiscal Year 2022 government spending package. The funding allows UCLA Health to purchase and equip two additional mobile clinics, expanding its ability to bring safe and accessible care directly to people living on the streets of Los Angeles.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement today in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Whip, led nine other Members of Congress in calling on the six largest cable companies in the country to expand their AAPI program offerings.
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA), and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) launched an inquiry with the FBI into its facial recognition policies and practices to ensure that the Bureau respects the freedoms and privacy the First and Fourth Amendments guarantee for Californians and all Americans. In a letter, Rep. Lieu, Sen. Ossoff and Rep.