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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House voted to send the Respect for Marriage Act to President Biden's desk. This landmark legislation takes several key steps to defend marriage equality: officially repealing the bigoted and unconstitutional "Defense of Marriage Act" (DOMA), upholding couples' right to equal protection under federal law and requiring states to recognize valid out-of-state marriages.
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:
LOS ANGELES - On Tuesday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) virtually hosted his congressional district's seventh-annual Congressional App Challenge and fifth-annual reception for the Challenge. Twenty-six students from fourteen high schools submitted fifteen apps for this year's competition.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in commemoration of Veterans Day.
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.
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.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on the Treasury Department announcement that former Hollywood actress Anna May Wong will appear on the United States quarter. The Anna May Wong quarter is the fifth coin in the American Women Quarters Program, which celebrates the accomplishments and contributions made by women in American history.
LOS ANGELES – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) joined President Joe Biden, Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) Mayor Eric Garcetti and County Supervisor Hilda Solis for a visit to the Metro Purple Line terminus construction site at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. The President visited the site to highlight the impact of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on national transit infrastructure.
LOS ANGELES - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on the recently released recordings of Los Angeles City Councilmembers and the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President making a number of hateful statements.
"I know Mike Bonin, his husband Sean, and their wonderful son. Nothing can change the fact that they are a beautiful, amazing family.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement after Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that Ambassador Nina Hachigian would serve as the first Special Representative for Subnational Diplomacy. In the role, Ambassador Hachigian will also lead a newly established Unit for Subnational Diplomacy.