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December 14, 2016

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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

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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


December 13, 2016

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WASHINGTON - Today, 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

Since the Cold War ended 25 years ago, Americans haven't thought much about nuclear war. That changed slightly in the recently concluded presidential campaign, but it needs to change dramatically, many experts say.

Unbeknownst to most voters, a growing cadre of security analysts says the risk that nuclear weapons might be used by nations or terrorist groups is increasing, and it may even be higher than it was in the Cold War, due mostly to a spiral of Russian provocations and Western responses.


December 13, 2016

Much has been made of concerns over ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson's ties to Russian leadership as his nomination to secretary of state is evaluated. But to Southern Californians, the company legacy under Tillerson features serious environmental violations and mishaps, some of which are still under investigation.

The company sold the Torrance Refinery in July, so the ExxonMobil footprint is much smaller in Southern California than when when it was producing one-fifth of the region's gasoline.


December 13, 2016

The United States has decided to limit military support to Saudi Arabia's campaign in Yemen because of concerns over widespread civilian casualties and will halt a planned arms sale to the kingdom, U.S. officials told Reuters.

The United States will also revamp future training of the kingdom's air force to focus on improving Saudi targeting practices, a persistent source of concern for Washington.