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On Tuesday, while much of Washington, DC's political class was consumed by President-elect Donald Trump's first press conference, the only Democrat with a computer science degree was named to the House Judiciary Committee. The House of Representatives has three other members who hold computer science degrees (all Republicans), but none of them sit on the Judiciary Committee.
https://thehill.com/opinion/op-ed/313639-lieu-and-dolce-cyber-war-has-a-new-weapon-your-smartphone
By Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Jim Dolce
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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on the confirmation hearing of Rex Tillerson, former CEO of ExxonMobil, to serve as the next U.S. Secretary of State:
"#RexTillersonKnew."
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South Bay Rep. Ted Lieu was named assistant whip Tuesday for the House Democratic caucus, an organizational role aimed at helping mobilize the minority party.
Lieu, president of the freshman Democratic class in the last Congress, will assist Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, who has served in the post since 2002.
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding his appointment as an Assistant Whip for the Democratic Caucus in the 115th Congress. In the 114th Congress, Mr. Lieu served as the President of the Freshman Class of Democrats.
Upon his appointment, Mr. Lieu made the following statement:
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta urging him to withdraw a recent cease and desist order regarding Santa Monica Airport. FAA issued the order after the City of Santa Monica began taking steps to establish its own fixed-base operator service.
It's a scene that continues to unfold in Washington state: A helicopter hovers low over the trees, deep inside a park in the Cascade Mountains; a SWAT team dressed in Kevlar rappels from the chopper to the ground; other officers, federal agents and state environmental officials move toward the site on foot, alert for armed guards, booby traps and razor fencing.
The targets of these taxpayer-funded efforts aren't terrorism suspects or dangerous fugitives — they are marijuana plants.
California has a long-standing legal medical marijuana industry with a legal recreational industry on the way. It's therefore understandable that members of our state's congressional delegation have been asking tough questions about why the federal Drug Enforcement Administration devotes millions of dollars a year to uprooting cannabis plants in California.
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the controversial "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny" or REINS Act. The REINS Act is a radical proposal, which requires Congress to approve every major executive regulation. Under this bill, several important environmental, public health, and consumer safety laws would be threatened. Congressman Lieu voted against the legislation.