Local Issues
Heavy rains have created a heavy burden on Rolling Hills Estates' stormwater infrastructure, but $750,000 in federal funding should help improve that infrastructure.
Rolling Hills Estates will receive federal funding to improve stormwater infrastructure, it was announced by Congressman Ted Lieu, on Friday, Nov. 21.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE) led a bipartisan letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought urging him to enact full funding for the Office of Space Commerce (OSC). Recent reporting indicates that OMB notified OSC that it was only entitled to an annual budget of $37 million, which representants a 40 percent cut from its $65 million Congressionally authorized budget.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA), and Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, introduced legislation that guarantees individuals held at immigration detention centers have access to congressional constituent casework services upon request.
LOS ANGELES – Ahead of Veterans Day, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) hosted his annual community forum honoring local veterans in Los Angeles County. The Congressman, an Air Force veteran, invited veterans to share stories that capture the joys and sacrifices of their service.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House passed a government funding bill that fails to address the Republican healthcare crisis.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu released the following statement on Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi's announcement that she will not seek another term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
LOS ANGELES – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after California voters passed Proposition 50, which requires temporary use of new congressional district maps through 2030. The passage means California will use new, legislatively drawn congressional district maps starting in 2026.
Millions of people across the United States who rely on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to put food on the table are facing uncertainty as President Donald Trump has said he is withholding emergency funding until the government shutdown ends. Although two federal judges ruled that freezing SNAP payments is unlawful, Trump said he would withhold all SNAP payments until the shutdown concluded, in turn violating the court orders.
LOS ANGELES – Yesterday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu met with leaders from Meals on Wheels West to discuss the impact of federal funding cuts to anti-hunger programs and to speak with Meals on Wheels volunteers and beneficiaries.
Dear neighbor,
It is now the third week of the Republican government shutdown. I joined my fellow House Democrats back in D.C. to work on behalf of the American people, fight to lower costs, and save healthcare.
Where were Republicans? On vacation.