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WASHINGTON – In honor of World Refugee Day on June 20, Representative Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and U.S.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in honor of Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. In June of 2021, President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, making Juneteenth a Federal holiday.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing the Department of Health and Human Services to develop guidance to block federal funding for organizations that practice conversion therapy. Rep. Lieu authored the first ban on youth conversion therapy in the nation as a California State Senator and has introduced legislation banning the practice federally in the 114th, 115th, 116th and 117th Congresses.
WASHINGTON — On June 13 at the White House, President Joe Biden, accompanied by members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, signed Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Mazie Hirono's (D-Hawaii) Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act into law.
"I'm honored to sign into law something that's long overdue," Biden said at the ceremony.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in support of the U.S. State Department's recent announcement introducing initiatives to support subnational diplomacy. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the U.S. will host the inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas in April of 2023.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) spoke on the House floor in support of the Protecting Our Kids Act, a comprehensive package of gun violence prevention proposals to stop the spread of gun-related crimes and help prevent future mass casualty shootings. The bill passed the House on a bipartisan basis 223-204 and will move to the Senate for consideration.
Rep. Lieu's remarks as prepared:
California Rep. Ted Lieu made a big statement by keeping quiet on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.
In his speech, the Democratic lawmaker cited two articles that appeared in The Washington Post about the groundswell of legislation affecting the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) introduced legislation that will help ensure federal prisons are better prepared in the event of a natural disaster or public health emergency. The Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act, which was introduced in the Senate by Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), would protect the health and safety of incarcerated individuals, correctional staff, and other personnel employees during a presidential disaster declaration.
U.S. lawmakers of both major political parties are ramping up pressure on the Biden administration to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.
A resolution urging the secretary of state to make the designation has been introduced in the House of Representatives at a time when Congress is eager to punish Moscow for its war on Ukraine.
Sponsored by Republican Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina and Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California, the resolution seeks to add the Russian Federation to a list that includes North Korea, Iran, Syria and Cuba.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the shootings in Laguna Woods, California and Buffalo, New York this past weekend.