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U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu—who represents California's 33rd District, which includes Malibu—introduced a bill on Friday, Oct. 30, that would authorize $500 million worth of grants for homelessness aid.
Called the Prevent Homelessness Act, the bill would fund a wide array of services and expenses such as rent, utilities, legal services and "other short-term payments calculated to increase housing stability," according to a statement from the representative's office.
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - President Trump has signed an Olympic reform bill introduced by Senator Moran (R-Kan.).
Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) says President Donald Trump has signed into law Olympic reform legislation that was introduced by himself and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) - chairman and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee with jurisdiction and oversight over the health and safety of U.S. Olympic, Paralympic and amateur athletes.
Congressman Ted W. Lieu, D-Los Angeles, Friday introduced the Prevent Homelessness Act to combat the nation's growing homelessness crisis, his office announced.
The bill authorizes $500 million in grants annually to establish a Housing Stabilization Fund to cover expenses such as rent, utilities, legal services, and other short-term payments calculated to increase housing stability, according to a statement.
A House of Representatives bill introduced earlier this month by U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) would seek to address homelessness by stopping people from becoming homeless in the first place.
U.S. Reps. Ted W. Lieu (D-Torrance) has coauthored bipartisan legislation to increase transparency and accountability in the federal government. The Oversight.gov Authorization Act would formally authorize the establishment and maintenance of a website to help the public more easily access reports that have been generated by the independent work of Inspectors General. Lieu was joined by U.S. Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA), along with Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), in introducing the legislation.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two U.S. lawmakers are calling for a Department of Justice investigation into the killing of a murder suspect from Portland after President Donald Trump said officers did not want to arrest the suspect.
California's fire season has left the state devastated with an estimated 1 in every 33 acres burned. California's Democratic Representative Ted Lieu joins Yahoo Finance's Jennifer Rogers and Sibile Marcellus to discuss the impact of the wildfires, and the intersection between race, diversity, and the United States' volatile environment.
WASHINGTON — The civilian death toll from Saudi Arabia's disastrous air war over Yemen was steadily rising in 2016 when the State Department's legal office in the Obama administration reached a startling conclusion: Top American officials could be charged with war crimes for approving bomb sales to the Saudis and their partners.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) is accusing President Trump of committing "reckless homicide" after it was revealed that Trump publicly downplayed the coronavirus threat while privately acknowledging its seriousness to journalist Bob Woodward.