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December 16, 2016

As rebuilding the country's infrastructure looks to be an area President-elect Donald Trump and Democrats can agree on, lawmakers from both parties are trying to make sure the conversation includes digital infrastructure.

California Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu said digital infrastructure is as vital to the country as roads and bridges.


December 16, 2016

The White House's decision this week to block a U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia is just the latest sign that the Obama administration's patience is growing thin with the longtime U.S. ally, and its military conduct in Yemen.

The blocked sale of 16,000 guided munition kits will lose U.S. defense contractor Raytheon about $350 million over the course of the contract, and comes two months after the White House condemned a deadly Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a funeral gathering in Sana'a.


December 15, 2016

Nobody wants to go through a ransomware attack. When an agency's data is particularly sensitive and resources are limited by a federal budget, however, a ransomware situation can feel like a nightmare.


December 15, 2016

As president-elect Donald Trump announced his pick of climate-denier Rick Perry to run the Department of Energy, hundreds gathered in San Francisco outside of the American Geophysical Union's (AGU) annual conference. Their rallying cry was simple: support climate science research and evidence-based climate policy.


December 14, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WashingtonToday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the Federal Aviation Administration issued an interim cease and desist order to the City of Santa Monica. This order prevents the City from evicting American Flyers, Inc. and Atlantic Aviation FBO, Inc. from Santa Monica Airport. In September, Santa Monica issued Notices to Vacate to these two tenants.

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December 14, 2016

Several House Democrats joined the ranks of those for calling for a congressional investigation into Russia's alleged cyberattacks.


December 14, 2016

Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on the nomination of Rex Tillerson, CEO of ExxonMobil, to serve as the next Secretary of State.


December 13, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WashingtonToday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement following U.S. intelligence professionals’ conclusion that Russia interfered in U.S. elections for the purposes of affecting the outcome.


December 13, 2016

The United States has halted some arms sales to Saudi Arabia amid concerns about mounting civilian casualties in the Yemen civil war, according to multiple reports