Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) announced that the over $8.6 million in federal funding for environmental projects in Los Angeles County that he requested 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. These projects tackle several issues including fire management, reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and outdoor recreation and conservation.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) announced that the over $7.5 million in federal funding he requested for six community projects addressing homelessness in Los Angeles County 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. These projects will help address issues around homelessness, including temporary housing, mental health support, medical care and job readiness.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) announced that the over $7.5 million in federal funding he requested for five community projects in Los Angeles 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.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) announced that the $5 million in federal funding he requested for five community projects in the South Bay 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. These projects will help South Bay address issues around homelessness, temporary housing, special education, and safe cycling.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA), Co-Chairs of the bipartisan California Aerospace Caucus, led a letter to U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall III calling for the U.S. Space Force's (USSF) Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) permanent headquarters to be located at either the Los Angeles Air Force Base or the Vandenberg Space Force Base, both of which are in California.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after both the House and Senate passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a commonsense, bipartisan gun safety package to reduce the threat of gun violence and save lives. The bill now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law.

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

WASHINGTON – Congressmen Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) introduced a resolution expressing the House of Representatives' expectation of the Government of Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, to comply with the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocol. As Russia continues their malign campaign and senseless attacks on Ukraine, it is imperative that any Ukrainian soldiers and legitimate International Legion members captured are treated humanely as in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.