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November 30, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) was elected Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, the number four position in House Democratic Leadership. Congressman Lieu is the first Asian American elected as Vice Chair. He issued the following statement after his colleagues elected him:


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November 9, 2022

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D – Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after being re-elected to serve California's 36th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 118th Congress.


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October 24, 2022

LOS ANGELES - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after individuals hung an anti-Semitic banner on the 405 and communities in Brentwood and Bel Air recieved anti-Semitic flyers over the weekend.


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October 17, 2022

WASHINGTON – Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement as peaceful protests for human rights continue in Iran. The protests began after the September 13 death of 22-year-old student Mahsa Amini following her arrest for not adhering to Iran's conservative dress code.


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September 29, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY), and Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) introduced the Facial Recognition Act of 2022 to place strong limits and prohibitions on law enforcement use of facial recognition technology (FRT).


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September 21, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House passed the Presidential Election Reform Act (PERA). The bipartisan legislation reforms the Electoral Count Act to ensure that Congress counts the votes of a presidential election as required by the Constitution.