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National Security and Foreign Affairs

June 9, 2026

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House passed a provision he authored to enhance subnational diplomacy.


April 7, 2026

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), an Air Force veteran, along with fellow members of the House Democratic Veterans Caucus issued the following statement.


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April 7, 2026

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu, Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse and DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement:


April 3, 2026

Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) said Wednesday he will not support the U.S.-Israeli military offensive in Iran after the conflict reaches 60 days without congressional approval.


March 19, 2026

House GOP leaders are aiming for a clean reauthorization of key provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) next week, a vote that could be tricky given demands from conservative Republicans on reforms and on the unrelated SAVE America Act voting bill.

Section 702 of FISA, which authorizes surveillance of foreign nationals outside the U.S., expires April 20. GOP leaders in the House are hoping to clear the reauthorization well ahead of time due to a scheduled two-week recess in the House in early April and to give the Senate time to process the legislation.


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March 5, 2026

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.Con.Res. 38 – Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran .


March 4, 2026

The State Department is scrambling amid the fallout from President Donald Trump’s high-stakes military assault on Iran and Tehran’s blistering response, with at least three embassies in the Middle East shuttered as of Tuesday as violence worsened and U.S.


March 4, 2026

WASHINGTON – Due to the war with Iran, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) late today led a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the State Department to help stranded Americans leave the Middle East and return to the United States.


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January 6, 2026

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) released the following statement to honor the five-year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection:


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January 3, 2026

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration conducted a large-scale strike on Venezuela and captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. At a subsequent press conference at his Mar-A-Lago estate, President Trump said of Venezuela: "We are going to run the country.”

"The U.S. attack on Venezuela is illegal. Congress never authorized this use of military force. I will vote to stop it.