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Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee began a new phase of the impeachment inquiry, setting out to show why the president's conduct warrants such a dramatic remedy. Congressman Ted Lieu says, "We cannot allow the president to benefit from his own obstruction of justice and obstruction of Congress."
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) joined fellow members of the Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic in sending a letter to President Trump encouraging him to remain committed to his original proposal to ban flavored e-cigarettes. Multiple press reports have detailed the possibility of the President reversing his pledge to remove all flavors from the market pending review by the FDA.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee is moving to the forefront of President Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry, starting with a hearing Wednesday to examine the "high crimes and misdemeanors" set out in the Constitution.
In February, 1974, just as the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry into Watergate was getting under way, John Doar, the inquiry's lead counsel, asked two young staffers to prepare a report.
President Donald Trump on Friday promoted a debunked conspiracy theory that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election, a day after a former White House adviser called it a "fictional narrative" and said it played into Russia's hands.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu announced the passage of his bill, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act. This bill will commission the National Park Service to conduct a three-year Special Resource Study to determine whether to add much of the Santa Monica Bay watershed to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) or to create a new national recreation area.
LOS ANGELES - On Saturday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) hosted his congressional district's fourth-annual Congressional App Challenge and second-annual reception for the Challenge at Santa Monica College. Twenty-four students from thirteen high schools submitted seventeen apps for this year's competition. The winner. Julian Quevedo of Redondo Union High School, submitted an app entitled "dot-buddy." "dot-buddy" is a tool for students in marching band.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Congresswoman Kathleen Rice (D-NY) called on the FBI to investigate a possible pay-to-play scheme between the Republican National Committee and President Trump's nominee for ambassador to the Bahamas. Both Reps. Lieu and Rice are former prosecutors.
In the letter, the Members wrote:
Dear Director Wray,
Representatives Ted Lieu and Kathleen Rice sent a joint letter on Monday to FBI Director Christopher Wray, urging him to open an investigation into a possible pay-for-play scheme involving the Republican National Committee and President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to the Bahamas. The letter comes after CBS News reported Monday on the potential scheme.
LOS ANGELES – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement recognizing the one-year anniversary of the Woolsey Fire. In November 2018, the Woolsey fire burned 1,643 structures, prompted the evacuation of almost 300,000 residents, and killed three people.