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In November, the American people will elect not just a President who signs and vetoes legislation, but the Commander in Chief of our Armed Forces. This distinction is critical because the checks and balances in the Constitution largely go away when the President acts as a military commander. That was an acceptable trade-off when weapons of war were muskets and cannons. Today, the President is vested with the unparalleled responsibility to order a nuclear strike without approval from Congress or the courts.
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Washington - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding his work on a legislative proposal to reform the nuclear weapons launch process.
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Washington - Yesterday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) finished first among Freshman Democrats in the 2016 Member Online All-Star Competition. As a result, Mr. Lieu was awarded the title of 2016 Freshman MVP. The annual Member social media contest is hosted by House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer.
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Washington - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Auto-ISAC) publication of cybersecurity best practices for automotive manufacturers and suppliers.
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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding new guidance by the Department of Health and Human Services on how to respond to the threat of ransomware attacks.
Today, Congressman Lieu questioned the validity of the House Oversight Committee Republicans' decision to hold an "emergency" hearing regarding the#FBI investigation of Secretary #Clinton's use of a personal email server.
A bipartisan duo of Congressmen sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, making specific breach notification and response recommendations for upcoming ransomware guidance planned by HHS' Office for Civil Rights, noting that ransomware attacks are "different" from other data breaches.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) downplayed the damage done by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s mis-handling of classified information on her private email server, as FBI director James Comey testified at the House Oversight Committee on Thursday.
Rep. Lieu asked the director to “do a little bit of math here. One percent of 30,000 emails would be 300 emails, is that right?” Comey replied, “I think that’s right.”
The HHS Office for Civil Rights, which enforces the HIPAA privacy and security rules, is developing guidance on how to react to a ransomware attack, and two members of Congress have chimed in with their own ideas.