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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after VA Secretary Robert A. McDonald announced a concentrated 30-day effort by VA staff and partners to house as many homeless Veterans in their communities as possible.
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding President-elect Donald Trump's selection of David Friedman for U.S. Ambassador to Israel.
Sen. Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, has called for an end to climate investigations of Exxon.
Over the past year, the battle lines formed along partisan lines on the question of whether the Justice Department should launch a probe into ExxonMobil's stance on climate change.
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, at left, U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald and UCLA psychiatrist Patricia Lester discuss ongoing revitalization efforts at the West L.A. VA campus.
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block today announced actions that are underway toward fulfilling UCLA's 10-year, $16.5 million commitment to the Department of Veterans Affairs for new programs and supportive services to benefit our nation's veterans. That commitment includes $300,000 annually in fair-market rent for the continued use of Jackie Robinson Stadium.
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after House Republicans reversed plans to eviscerate the independent Office of Congressional Ethics.
"While House Republicans have backed down from their disgraceful plan to gut the independent House Ethics Committee, all Americans should steel themselves for this kind of failed leadership from Speaker Ryan and company in 2017."
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the House Republican Majority's gutting of the independent House Ethics Committee by voting to include the Goodlatte amendment in their Rules package.
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) shared the following information, recapping the legislative accomplishments during his freshman term. During the 114th Congress, language from seven pieces of legislation sponsored by Congressman Lieu was signed into law.
Revitalizing the West LA VA and Supporting Homeless Veterans
Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on the Obama administration's response to Russian Interference in the 2016 Election:
"The actions President Obama took today in response to the massive hacking of Americans by Russians are steps in the right direction. America became the punching bag for Russian, Chinese and North Korean hackers due to our previous weak responses and lack of strong cyber security defenses. We still need to increases our cyber security defenses by an order of magnitude.
America's political system will remain vulnerable to cyberattacks and infiltration from foreign and domestic enemies unless the government plugs major holes and commits millions of dollars in the coming years.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles), a member of the House Committee on the Budget and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has issued a series of statements condemning President-elect Donald Trump's appointees: