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November 15, 2016

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WashingtonToday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in light of the announcement that alt-right movement leader and Breitbart News executive chairman Steve Bannon will be Chief Strategist for President-elect Trump’s White House.


November 15, 2016

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WashingtonToday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding President-elect Trump’s selection of Myron Ebell to lead the Environmental Protection Agency transition team. Myron Bell is the director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment. He denies the dangers of climate change and opposes the Paris Climate Agreement and protections for public lands.


November 14, 2016

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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in support of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings’s letter to Chairman Jason Chaffetz requesting that the committee investigate President-elect Trump’s financial conflicts of interest.


November 14, 2016

The Saudi-led coalition is hitting civilian targets, like factories, bridges and power stations, that critics say have no clear link to the rebels. In the rubble, the remains of American munitions have been found.


November 10, 2016

LOS ANGELES - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in commemoration of Veterans Day, being held tomorrow on November 11, 2016.


November 4, 2016

"For too long, opponents of campaign finance reform have set the agenda in the courts. Today, we're taking back the initiative."


November 4, 2016

Representative Ted Lieu is one of the few people in Washington asking tough questions about US involvement in Yemen.

This week, Representative Ted Lieu sent a letter to the Secretaries of State and Defense, in which he made a remarkable charge: “U.S. personnel are now at legal risk of being investigated and potentially prosecuted for committing war crimes.”


November 4, 2016

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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the Paris Agreement. In December 2015, the Paris Agreement was adopted by almost 200 countries, creating a global framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change. Today, the landmark agreement became international law.


November 4, 2016

A bipartisan group of congressional members and candidates is filing a federal suit Friday against the Federal Election Commission, seeking to force the agency to act on a complaint it brought against 10 super PACs in July.


November 3, 2016

A Democratic congressman who has been critical of U.S. support for the Saudi Arabia-led campaign in Yemen is demanding details on the U.S. role in the conflict, saying the United States could be violating the law of war.

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) asked Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Secretary of State John Kerry in a letter to explain a senior administration official’s recent comment that U.S. support for the coalition does not include target selection and review.