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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) released the following statement praising the Biden Administration for issuing an Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Executive Order establishes new standards for AI that aim to promote AI development and American leadership while protecting the safety, rights, and privacy of American citizens.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on humanitarian needs in Gaza.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after Hamas militants launched an attack on Israelis.
WASHINGTON – Today, TIME named Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) to the first-ever TIME100 AI list, highlighting 100 individuals advancing major conversations about how AI is reshaping the world.
The list features leaders, policymakers, artists and entrepreneurs across a variety of fields and from countries around the world.
Lawmakers in Washington don’t need to be tech experts to regulate artificial intelligence, but they also don’t have the expertise to regulate it on their own, according to Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.).
WASHINGTON – Today, California Aerospace Caucus Co-Chairs Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), and Ken Calvert (R-CA), along with Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Space Infrastructure Act, bipartisan legislation to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate space systems, services and technology as a sector of critical infrastructure.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) released the following statement after he voted no on the House’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA).
Two leading congressional AI proponents, Rep. Ted Lieu, a California Democrat, and Rep. Ken Buck, a Colorado Republican, are working to boost the federal government’s ability to foster AI innovation through increased funding and competition while also reducing major risks associated with the technology.
WASHINGTON – On World Refugee Day, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, were joined by 50 of their House colleagues, 19 of their Senate colleagues, and 15 leading refugee advocacy organizations in introducing a resolution reaffirming the United States' commitment to promote the welfare of refugees and displaced persons worldwide – including children – as they flee conflict, persecution, and torture.
WASHINGTON – This week, Representatives Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) urged the President to provide Ukraine with advanced drones to support its fight against Russia. In a letter, the Air Force veterans highlighted how these weapons systems would help Ukraine gain a competitive advantage on the battlefield. Previously, Reps. Lieu and Houlahan had urged the Administration to provide air assets such as A-10s and F-16s to the Ukrainian military, which the United States has since committed to doing.