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The White House needs to outline a clear strategy on Syria and North Korea, and obtain congressional approval if it wants to use military force, Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) told Pacific Council members during Spring Conference 2017.
Recently, several members and staffers on the House Intelligence Committee, which is investigating Russia's role in the Presidential election, visited the National Security Agency, in Fort Meade, Maryland. Inside the enormous black glass headquarters of America's largest spy agency, the congressmen and their aides were shown a binder of two to three dozen pages of highly classified intercepts, mostly transcripts of conversations between foreign government officials that took place during the Presidential transition.
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding recent escalating tensions with North Korea:
"Rather than putting forward a comprehensive strategy that includes a serious diplomatic effort, the Trump Administration is reacting to Pyongyang's provocative behavior by ratcheting up tensions. The Trump Administration's escalating moves and statements put American allies and American troops at serious risk."
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Washington – A group of House Democrats led by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today wrote to the FBI and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) requesting that they suspend White House Senior Advisor and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner's security clearance, citing his admission that he "omitted" required details about meetings with foreign officials from an FBI questionnaire.
A handful of House Democrats are calling on federal authorities to suspend Jared Kushner's security clearance amid a wide-ranging probe into Trump associates' contacts with Russian officials.
Representative Ted Lieu, D-CA, speaks on the meeting between Rex Tillerson and Vladimir Putin. He also discusses the United States policies regarding Syria.
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Washington – Today, Rep. Ted Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) released the following statement regarding the revelation that the FBI obtained a secret court order to surveil Trump campaign advisor Carter Page due to fears he was acting as an asset of the Russian government.
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the U.S. missile strikes in Syria: