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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) led a bipartisan group of Members in introducing the Russia is a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act. Rep. Lieu introduced the bill, which will deem Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism for invading and attacking Ukraine, with Reps. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Jared Golden (D-ME), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Tom Malinowski (D-NJ).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Reese's Law, bipartisan legislation to protect children from ingesting button cell batteries, passed the House. Reese's Law was introduced by Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) and Congressman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and is named for Reese Hamsmith, an 18-month-old child who tragically passed away after ingesting a button cell battery.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) are calling for the Department of Defense Inspector General to investigate whether U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice in his recent political advertisement. The Members, who are both veterans, note that Mr. Greitens' advertisement promotes violence against political opponents, contains potential inaccuracies about Mr. Greitens' military service and falsely implies his candidacy was endorsed by the DoD.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after eight Congressional offices, including Rep. Lieu's, have filed petitions for union representation.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House passed the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act for FY23. The NDAA that passed the House includes bold reforms to address and mitigate civilian harm in military operations, expand support for service members and their families, and increase diversity in the defense and national security space.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) led a bipartisan letter with 38 Members of Congress to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) expressing concern over the management practices of wild horses at the Devil's Garden Plateau Wild Horse Territory in California's Modoc National Forest.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on news that Representative Pramila Jayapal and her family were threatened over the weekend by a man now being investigated for committing a hate crime.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), cochair of the California Aerospace Caucus, issued the following statement celebrating the release of the first images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope, the most complex and powerful of its kind, was designed and developed by Northrop Grumman.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) urged Senate Leadership to state on the record whether they believe that Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch lied under oath to the Senate Judiciary Committee during their confirmation hearings.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) announced that the nearly $1.4 million in federal funding he requested for two community projects in Venice has been included in the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations bill that will be brought up for a vote in the House in the coming weeks. First, Congressman Lieu requested $500,000 to fully furnish and equip the Venice Family Clinic to ensure it can continue to provide high-quality care to its patients. Second, Rep. Lieu requested around $900,000 for the Purpose Lab Employment Project at the St.