Local Issues
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House passed the Inflation Reduction Act. The Inflation Reduction Act is a historic victory for America's families and for protecting our planet by taking aim at reducing the deficit through taxes on the largest corporations and lowering health-care costs on prescription drugs. At the same time, it is the most expansive legislation to combat climate change that Congress has passed.
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. The EMI program at DOT advances a vision of mobility for all through safe, reliable, equitable, and accessible transportation services.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Reese's Law, bipartisan legislation to protect children from ingesting button cell batteries, passed the House. Reese's Law was introduced by Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) and Congressman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and is named for Reese Hamsmith, an 18-month-old child who tragically passed away after ingesting a button cell battery.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House passed the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act for FY23. The NDAA that passed the House includes bold reforms to address and mitigate civilian harm in military operations, expand support for service members and their families, and increase diversity in the defense and national security space.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), cochair of the California Aerospace Caucus, issued the following statement celebrating the release of the first images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope, the most complex and powerful of its kind, was designed and developed by Northrop Grumman.
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.
America's partners around the world must have a serious case of whiplash. The past 20 years have seen U.S. foreign policy ricochet from unilateralism to "leading from behind," from the isolationism of America First to an attempt to restore our diplomacy and global partnerships all at once. Foreign policy priorities always shift when the White House changes hands, but these swings are now more pronounced and jeopardize the credibility of U.S. commitments abroad.
July 6, 2022 -- The City of Santa Monica will receive $16.3 million in State funding for three projects, with another $1.5 million from the Federal Government likely to follow.
The State funding -- part of the $308 billion budget signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last week -- includes $10 million to help modernize the City yards and $4.8 million to improve a stretch of Lincoln Boulevard.
Another $1.5 million is earmarked to help fund the Santa Monica Behavioral Health Center project that will initially focus on the homeless.
U.S. Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Ken Calvert (R-CA), co-chairs of the California Aerospace Caucus, sent a letter to U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall III last week, urging for the permanent relocation of the U.S. Space Force (USSF) upcoming Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) headquarters to either Los Angeles Air Force Base or the Vandenburg Space Force Base.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) announced that the nearly $1.4 million in federal funding he requested for two community projects in Venice has been included in the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations bill that will be brought up for a vote in the House in the coming weeks. First, Congressman Lieu requested $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 requested around $900,000 for the Purpose Lab Employment Project at the St.