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September 24, 2020

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House passed a comprehensive clean energy bill that included Rep. Lieu's provision creating a renewable energy system in all U.S. territories. The provision will empower local communities to develop and use renewable energy sources. The amendment, introduced with Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands), is modeled after Rep.


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September 23, 2020

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House unanimously passed his bill, the SAVE Act (Supporting At-risk Veterans in an Emergency Act). The bill will ensure the West Los Angeles VA and other VA campuses around the country have the legal authority to provide veterans experiencing hardship access to food.


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September 21, 2020
LOS ANGELES -Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) announced a new report detailing the dire costs of a Census undercount in California's 33rd Congressional District.

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September 18, 2020

LOS ANGELES - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.


September 17, 2020

California's fire season has left the state devastated with an estimated 1 in every 33 acres burned. California's Democratic Representative Ted Lieu joins Yahoo Finance's Jennifer Rogers and Sibile Marcellus to discuss the impact of the wildfires, and the intersection between race, diversity, and the United States' volatile environment.

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September 16, 2020

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after a whistleblower reported that multiple women detained by ICE in Georgia were given hysterectomies without their explicit consent. Rep. Lieu sent a letter with Reps. Jayapal, Chu, Nadler, Lofgren and others to the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General calling for an investigation.


September 14, 2020

WASHINGTON — The civilian death toll from Saudi Arabia's disastrous air war over Yemen was steadily rising in 2016 when the State Department's legal office in the Obama administration reached a startling conclusion: Top American officials could be charged with war crimes for approving bomb sales to the Saudis and their partners.


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September 14, 2020
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after Bahrain and Israel announced their normalization of relations.
"It's good news that Bahrain and Israel have normalized their relations. I will always support efforts to find peaceful cooperation in the region. Establishing peace should always be a central goal in U.S.

September 10, 2020

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) is accusing President Trump of committing "reckless homicide" after it was revealed that Trump publicly downplayed the coronavirus threat while privately acknowledging its seriousness to journalist Bob Woodward.


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September 9, 2020

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy urging him to take steps to ensure live animals are being shipped through USPS safely and humanely. The letter comes after recent press reports indicate that animals have died while in the Postal Service's care.