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National Security and Foreign Affairs

March 23, 2017

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Thursday called for a "total and complete shutdown" on legislation advancing President Trump's agenda in light of reports of possible coordination between his campaign and Moscow.


March 23, 2017

WashingtonToday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the CNN report that Trump associates possibly colluded with Russia to affect the outcome of the 2016 election in the United States.


March 22, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA ADVISORY:
REP. TED W. LIEU ON HBO'S REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER
THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 24th 10PM ET | PT

Mr. Lieu – a leading critic of the Trump Administration – is expected to discuss the news of the week:
President Trump, Russia investigations and Capitol Hill's health care battle
on Mr. Maher's Emmy-nominated program.


March 22, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WashingtonToday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the Associated Press report that former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort worked for a Russian billionaire to benefit Vladimir Putin and the Russian Government.


March 17, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WashingtonToday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on President Trump's budget blueprint for Fiscal Year 2018.

"I have now reviewed Donald Trump's first budget. It is a ridiculous budget from a ridiculous President. His crazy budget proposal is a disaster and it's dangerous."


March 17, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WashingtonToday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in response to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's comments about potential U.S. pre-emptive military strikes on North Korea.


March 17, 2017

A Homeland Security pilot program designed to monitor a specific kind of mobile hacking may have discovered consistent attacks around the country. But a source with knowledge of the program says it is too early to make that determination.

The program, dubbed Overwatch, is managed by Homeland Security using the contractor ESD America and is designed to detect what's known as Signalling System 7 (SS7) hacking.


March 16, 2017

Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Ted Lieu have asked the Department of Homeland Security if wireless carriers have done enough to monitor and report surveillance exploits on their networks.