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For Immediate Release: August 6, 2015 | Contact: Marc Cevasco, 202-225-3976

Washington—Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and Representative Ted Lieu (all D-Calif.) today called on the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees to facilitate housing for homeless and disadvantaged veterans at the West Los Angeles VA campus.

The lawmakers provided the committees with a plan to allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to work with local governments and non-profits to enter into long-term lease agreements to provide supportive housing.

Los Angeles - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles) issued the following statement of support for President Obama's Clean Power Plan (CPP). The CPP would place the first ever limits on carbon pollution from our nation's power sector; the reductions from the CPP are also critical to meeting the U.S. emission reduction target of 26-28% by 2025, which is the foundation of the U.S.

"I celebrate the anniversary honoring some of the most important programs America has ever created – Medicare and Medicaid. With their landmark passage in 1965, our country firmly took the position that the most vulnerable in our society should not live in poverty because of a lack of health insurance.

Los Angeles - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles) issued the following statement regarding his participation in an upcoming congressional delegation trip to Israel.

Los Angeles - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles) issued the following statement in opposition to the REINS Act (H.R. 427). The REINS Act is a radical, potentially unconstitutional House Republican-authored bill that guts the ability of federal agencies to establish rules protecting food safety, clear air, clean water and other crucial common-sense safeguards.

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles) issued the following statement on the passage of H.R. 1599, the so-called "Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act," otherwise known as the "Deny Americans the Right to Know" or "DARK" Act. This misguided legislation makes labeling genetically modified organisms (GMOs) voluntary and preempts states from regulating labeling for foods containing GMOs.