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February 25, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs unanimously passed two bills authored by Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles): H.R. 3484, the “Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2016” and H.R. 4334, the "Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act."

Issues: Veterans

February 24, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) introduced the “No Money Bail Act of 2016,” a bail reform bill that seeks to eliminate the use of money bail because no one should be held in jail solely because of the inability to pay bail.


February 23, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) sent a letter to FBI Director James Comey regarding the government's Motion to Compel that would require Apple Inc. to create software it does not have in order to weaken its smartphone encryption system.

The full text of the letter can be found here.

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February 23, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONGRESSMAN TED W. LIEU INTRODUCES THE “NO MONEY BAIL ACT OF 2016”
Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman, Brenda Lawrence, Ruben Gallego to co-host press conference as legislation original co-sponsors

WHO
Congressman Ted Lieu (D|CA-33), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D|NJ-12),
Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (D|MI-14), Congressman Ruben Gallego (D|AZ-7)


February 17, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Los Angeles- Today, Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the APPLE court order. Congressman Lieu is one of only four computer science majors in Congress. Congressman Lieu is also the author of the ENCRYPT ACT of 2016.