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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R.1, the For The People Act, an anti-corruption package aimed at restoring integrity to government by making it easier to vote and ensuring government serves the public interest.
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Policy and Communications Cochair Ted Lieu (CA-33) and Representatives John Garamendi (CA-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) supported the American Rescue Plan in the House last week, which will help mitigate the COVID-19 virus and get the economy moving again with shots in arms, money in pockets, children in schools and people in jobs.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after being named co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism. The Task Force, which includes Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Grace Meng (D-NY), Randy Weber (R-TX), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), will work with the Biden Administration, foreign leaders, civil society organizations and other Members of Congress to root out antisemitism and memorialize the Holocaust.
Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Grace Meng (D-NY) have been named co-chairs of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism for the 117th Congress.
Meng and Lieu replace former Reps. Eliot Engel (D-NY) — who lost his primary challenge last year — and Nita Lowey (D-NY), who retired at the end of the last Congress after 16 terms.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House passed the Equality Act. This legislation extends anti-discrimination protections in employment, education, access to credit, jury service, federal funding, housing and public accommodations. Rep. Lieu is a cosponsor of the Equality Act.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) led a letter with 15 Members of the California delegation to President Biden expressing support for the state's request for additional federal aid to help fight the COVID-19 surge in California.
In the letter, the Members write:
Dear President Biden,
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in honor of Black History Month.
WASHINGTON - Representative Ted Lieu and Senator Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.) today introduced the