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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’s initiatives to prevent veteran and servicementer suicides.
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Washington - Yesterday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) finished first among Freshman Democrats in the 2016 Member Online All-Star Competition. As a result, Mr. Lieu was awarded the title of 2016 Freshman MVP. The annual Member social media contest is hosted by House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer.
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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding ACLU of California’s report on deportation of Veterans. The statement was delivered by a representative at today’s ACLU press conference announcing their report.
Congressman Lieu’s Full Statement
ACLU of California Report
Discharged, Then Discarded
July 6, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BILL SPONSORED BY REP. TED W. LIEU AUTHORIZING VITAL VETERAN CONSTRUCTION PASSES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS PART OF LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE
THE HOUSE VOTE AUTHORIZES WEST LOS ANGELES VA MEDICAL CENTER SEISMIC RETROFITS
WASHINGTON — When North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) signed HB 2 into law in March, with the swish of a pen, he overturned all of the state’s local ordinances that protected lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from being discriminated against.
But there was another consequence to the sweeping anti-LGBT law: It wiped out local anti-discrimination protections for veterans, too.
By RAFAEL BERNAL
The Hill
A bill to protect immigrant veterans of the U.S. military from deportation was introduced in the House Wednesday. "If we're [deporting] one veteran, that's one too many," Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), who introduced the legislation, told The Hill. The bill would allow authorities to waive action against veterans who are documented immigrants. To be eligible, veterans must have served at least 180 days in the armed forces and have no convictions for felonies, significant misdemeanors or more than three non-significant misdemeanors.
February 25, 2016
Press Release
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WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs unanimously passed two bills authored by Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles): H.R. 3484, the “Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2016” and H.R. 4334, the "Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act."
February 25, 2016
Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein
Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today applauded House Veterans Affairs Committee passage of the Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act, introduced by Representative Ted Lieu (D-Calif.). The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee is expected to consider the companion bill, introduced by Senator Feinstein, next month.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs unanimously passed two bills authored by Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles): H.R. 3484, the “Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2016” and H.R. 4334, the "Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act."
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CONGRESSMAN LIEU & “HOMELAND” EMMY-WINNING PRODUCER GIDEON RAFF OP-ED
ON LIVE ANIMAL TRAINING
Online today at USA TODAY, Mr. Lieu and Mr. Raff urge the U.S. Department of Defense
to modernize its training and use human simulators instead of maiming animals when training medics.