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Ted Lieu

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Ted Lieu is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 33rd congressional district, a position he has held since January 6, 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Lieu has focused on issues such as civil rights, environmental protection, and technology policy during his time in office. He is known for his outspoken views on immigration and law enforcement, often advocating for reforms that prioritize community safety and civil liberties.

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Sep 15, 2020

It is clear to me that officials in the State Department and the Department of Defense have potential legal liability for aiding and abetting war crimes.

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Sep 7, 2020

Donald Trump is likely going to be the first Republican president in a long time to lose a vote of active duty military based on recent poll.

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Sep 7, 2020

He has disparaged the military. He still refuses to condemn Putin for placing a bounty on the heads of U.S. troops.

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Sep 7, 2020

Thank you. Joy, for your question. You're absolutely right. This is not an isolated incident. And, first of all, it is appalling that anyone would think that American service members who gave their lives at war are somehow losers and…

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Sep 1, 2020

They should be for example, investigating, why did the Department Homeland Security withhold evidence about the Russians spreading lies about Joe Biden's health.

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Sep 1, 2020

I'm a former prosecutor, if I walked into court and told a judge's jury that I have no evidence, just logic, I will be laughed out of court.

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Sep 1, 2020

Attorney General Bill Barr was once again making stuff up, because the President was very specific. He talked about a plane loaded with thugs.

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Sep 1, 2020

The President of United States should not be one of them. He is supposed to rely on the facts and evidence. Instead Donald Trump has been spewing conspiracy theories that have made the coronavirus pandemic worse.

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Sep 1, 2020

He has no evidence that mail-in voting is more prone to fraud. In fact, it's the opposite.

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Jul 27, 2020

What these federal officials did was an arrest. They grabbed a peaceful protestor, they forced him into a van, drove him to another location, questioned him.

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Jul 27, 2020

What the federal forces in Portland did was unconstitutional. Federal forces in full combat gear in the dark of night grabbed a protestor who was peacefully standing there.

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Jul 20, 2020

what China did at the beginning in suppressing information about this virus is not defensible, and we should rightly criticize China for doing that.

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Jul 20, 2020

And I hope the President of the United States understands he is President for not just some Americans but all Americans and that he understands his words can cause hatred toward a certain subset.

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Jul 20, 2020

Thank you to the witnesses for your dedicated public service. We all really appreciate that.

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Jul 20, 2020

the CDC has said that we should not attach ethnic identifiers to this virus because it could lead to discrimination.

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Jul 8, 2020

The White House has not denied that the CIA assessed that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops.

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Jul 8, 2020

It is very clear that Russia is not our friend and Putin is not our buddy.

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Jul 8, 2020

What kind of message does that send to Vladimir Putin?

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Jul 8, 2020

Those are just empty words if you cannot even condemn Donald Trump for not saying a single thing about Russia placing bounties to kill our troops.

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Jul 8, 2020

I cannot understand that, and for Republicans to remain silent on this, you are rewarding Putin.

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Jun 9, 2020

We are here because Black lives matter. Most Republican officials have been unable to say those three words.

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Feb 26, 2020

Why do not you expand the test? Because there is a person in Northern California that doctors recommended get the test and CDC said no because the person had not traveled to China.

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Feb 26, 2020

Donald Trump has attempted to minimize the coronavirus outbreak.

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Feb 26, 2020

Thank you for making that change.

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Feb 26, 2020

We really should be testing not just those that have traveled to China.

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