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LOS ANGELES – On Saturday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D - Los Angeles County) hosted his Annual Multi-District Service Academy Day at Da Vinci Schools. Attendees heard speakers from the United States Air Force Academy, United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, United States Coast Guard Academy and the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
Gay California U.S. Rep. Mark Takano, chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, Rep. Ted Lieu of California, and Oregon U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, all Democrats, led 187 lawmakers on Monday in submitting a friend of the court, or amicus brief, to the U.S. Supreme Court in Chiles v.
LOS ANGELES - Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in response to unprecedented attacks on UCLA by the Trump Administration.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) joined House Democrats in honoring the 90th anniversary of Social Security. As the Trump Administration continues to gut the Social Security Administration (SSA), Congressman Lieu is advocating for seniors, disabled Americans, and families who have lost loved ones that depend on Social Security.
Democrats in Congress are warming to a strategy of maximum retaliation in response to Republicans' efforts to draw more favorable congressional maps ahead of the 2026 elections.
Why it matters: This is a rare moment in which House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his members are perfectly aligned with the demands of their grassroots base to fight fire with fire.
Congressman Ted Lieu held a telephone town hall July 30 with three top health officials from his 36th District about what will happen now that “The Big Beautiful Bill Act” has become law. It was signed by President Trump July 4. Lieu opposed it.
The health officials on the call were Dr. Anish Mahajan, chief deputy director of L.A. County Department of Public Health; Dr. Mitesh Popat, CEO of Venice Family Clinic; and Dr. Andrea Turner, CEO of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. The event took place on a House Democrats’ “Medicaid and Medicare Matters Day of Action.”
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday evening, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) hosted a telephone town hall with Dr. Anish Mahajan, Chief Deputy Director at LA County Department of Public Health; Dr. Mitesh Popat, CEO of Venice Family Clinic; and Dr. Andrea Turner, CEO of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
California Democrats, who have long been critical of gerrymandering, appear to be on board with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to redraw their state’s congressional maps in their favor. They say they have no choice.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after voting against Donald Trump's Big Ugly Bill, H.R. 1. The bill passed the House 218-214 and will now be signed into law. In California, more than 2.3 million people will lose health insurance and 368,000 could lose access to food assistance because of this bill.
House Democrats are demanding information from the Department of Defense about an incident in which Marines detained a civilian in Los Angeles last week.