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WASHINGTON ― Progressive members of Congress on Thursday unveiled their own plan to overhaul the nation's crumbling roads, bridges and waterways ― an ambitious proposal that dwarfs plans offered both by President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) says that his office is a "bodyslam free zone" for the media following an alleged physical confrontation between GOP House candidate Greg Gianforte and a reporter in Montana.
"Dear Press: We have created a safe zone in our office," he tweeted with the hashtag #ThursdayThoughts. "Reporters will (1) get the truth and (2) not get body slammed."
President Trump pledged on the campaign trail to create a trillion-dollar infrastructure program once elected, something that at first seemed like it might attract Democratic support.
Since President Trump took office, military posturing and bellicosity between the United States and North Korea has escalated. In recent weeks, it has grown to include reciprocal threats of the use of nuclear weapons.
Arms for health care, anyone? With the help of his son-in-law, President Donald Trump just inked a $110 billion weapons deal with Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, the Congressional Budget Office announced Wednesday that the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA) will cut the deficit by $119 billion.
U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu of the Westside is giving his people what they want with his recently introduced SWAMP (Stop Waste And Misuse by the President) Act. If approved, it would require Trump and any cohorts under U.S. Secret Service protection (such as his wife, Melania) to pay for their own travel to properties where the president has a commercial interest.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after joining the bipartisan Congressional Digital Trade Caucus as a founding Member.
Let's step back and talk about what's what — the actual facts of how it works — when it comes to impeachment.
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after introducing the Stop Waste And Misuse by the President Act of 2017, otherwise known as the SWAMP Act. This legislation compels President Trump and the First Family to reimburse the American taxpayer for federal funds spent at commercial properties that he or his family own or have a financial interest in.