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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Department of Justice is suing California to block state legislation.
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) sent a letter to Rob Joyce, Cybersecurity Coordinator for the National Security Council, about the Administration's recently released Vulnerabilities Equities Policies and Process (VEP), the NSC's official guidance for the decisionmaking process regarding disclosure of cybersecurity vulnerabilities to the public.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Joaquin Castro (D-TX) urged Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to explain why the State Department has not used any of the resources Congress allocated with bipartisan support in 2017 to counter foreign propaganda designed to influence elections and undermine democracies. In the letter, the Congressmen ask the Secretary why State has not enacted Congress's bipartisan directive to address foreign disinformation campaigns.
In the letter, the Members write:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Congresswoman Kathleen Rice (D-NY) requested that FBI Director Christopher Wray open an investigation into two questionable payments made by President Trump's longtime associates during the election. Just before the election, President Trump's longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen made a $130,000 payment to Stephanie Clifford, who allegedly had an affair with President Trump, as a way to buy her silence.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) introduced two bills to protect consumers by safeguarding their data and ensuring victims of data breaches can hold companies accountable in court. The "Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2018" will expand the Federal Trade Commission's enforcement authority over credit reporting agencies.