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Washington - Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in light of the news that Yahoo, at the request of the NSA or the FBI, searched hundreds of millions of private emails.
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“Across the United States, it comes down to this: People of means are able to pay their way out of jail, while the poor remain behind bars awaiting their day in court.
Justice in America should not be bought and paid for. Our unjust money bail system must be reformed.”
Congressman Ted Lieu | CA-33
Donald Trump has continued to say he would never take the nuclear option off the table. For example, he told Bloomberg: "I'm never going to rule anything out."
Comments like that make people — including Congressman Ted Lieu — a little worried about what Trump would do with a big, red nuclear button.
"Whether you supported Obama or McCain or Romney or Bush, you didn't think they were crazy," Lieu said when he sat down with Newsy.
Reservations are growing within the Obama administration about American military involvement in Saudi Arabia’s air campaign in Yemen, as some lawmakers and human rights groups charge the United States with responsibility for Saudi attacks that have killed large numbers of civilians.
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Washington - Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) and 27 Members of California's congressional delegation have sent a letter to University of California President Janet Napolitano regarding the University's contract negotiations with postdoctoral scholars. The letter expresses strong support for benefits, including fair pay and protections against abusive conduct, for postdoctoral scholars.
START YOUR LAME-DUCK BUCKET LISTS — Congress is once again going into hibernation, leaving a robust to-do list for the post-election, lame-duck scramble. While cyber won’t feature much into that equation, here are a few things to watch for in the final weeks of the year.
Rep. Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican who has been pursuing documents from the attorneys general of New York and Massachusetts over their climate fraud investigations into ExxonMobil, has now set his sights on the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Smith, chairman of the House Science committee, asked the federal financial regulatory agency to provide documents related to its investigation of Exxon.
A measure authorizing leases at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs building that will lead to permanent supportive housing to homeless veterans was signed into law by President Barack Obama Thursday.
The law authored by Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, and Jeff Miller, R- Florida, would give the VA secretary the ability to enter into leases that allow housing and supportive services at the building.
A plan announced earlier this year calls for 1,200 units to be made available to homeless veterans at the facility.
To intercept calls to the U.S. Secret Service, The New York Times, or Donald Trump’s campaign office, all you need is an online map service.
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