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Environment & Animal Welfare

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December 15, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), along with fellow California Coastal Caucus Co-Chair Julia Brownley (D-CA), led Members in urging the FDA to test fish and shellfish off the coast of southern California for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, or DDT.


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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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August 11, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) shared the news that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award a $330,432 Enhanced Mobility Innovation (EMI) Grant to the City of Santa Monica's public bus system, Big Blue Bus.


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August 11, 2022

WASHINGTON – Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) is leading a bipartisan group of Members in sending letters to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S.


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July 14, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) led a bipartisan letter with 38 Members of Congress to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S.


July 7, 2022

SANTA MONICA, CA — Santa Monica is about to receive a hefty injection of funds following Gov. Gavin Newsom's signing of a historic $308 billion state budget. The city has secured $16 million for three local projects.

The money will fund new city crosswalks, medians, landscaping, lighting access to safe temporary housing and more through projects led by Assemblymember Richard Bloom.


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June 14, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in support of the U.S. State Department's recent announcement introducing initiatives to support subnational diplomacy.


May 3, 2022
Opinion: Op-Eds

From 1947 until 1961, one of the biggest environmental crimes of the past century was taking place right under our noses. Now, in 2022, this reckless action has proven to have major health implications — like cancer — not just for wildlife, but potentially for humans.

Issues: Environment & Animal Welfare