National Security and Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) released the following statement commemorating Israel’s 75th Independence Day.
The State Department is ending its controversial policy of issuing assignment restrictions for diplomats as a condition of security clearance, according to an internal memo obtained by POLITICO.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Congressman Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) issued the following joint statement after Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the Department would end its assignment restrictions policy.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) complained that the U.S. military didn't do enough to snatch the suspected Chinese spy balloon from the sky instead of shooting it down.
LOS ANGELES – On Saturday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D - Los Angeles County) hosted the Eighth Annual Multi-District Service Academy Day at Da Vinci Schools in El Segundo, CA. 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.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) sent a letter to the Department of Defense (DoD) expressing concern over reports that some high school students were forced into Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corp (JROTC) programs at their schools.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) led a bipartisan letter with 17 colleagues expressing support for the Biden Administration's efforts to remove Iran from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) amid the Iranian government's violent campaign of abuse against women and girls. The CSW is a global intergovernmental body dedicated to promoting gender equity and the empowerment of women, including through encouraging women's political participation.
WASHINGTON - Representative Ted Lieu and Senator Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.) today introduced a resolution supporting the Biden administration's efforts to establish a global moratorium on destructive anti-satellite missile tests.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement following the news that Lockheed Martin and Israeli company Rafael are cooperating to jointly develop, test, and manufacture High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS).