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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 26, 2023

You are currently investigating the issue of whether it constitutes essentially fair use if a large language AI model trains itself on copyrighted works.

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Sep 19, 2023

They were trying to distract from what Democrats are trying to do, which is to help American people lower everyday costs, such as drug costs and costs of insulin.

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Sep 19, 2023

The horrible precedent set by this Chair has damaged the credibility of all Congressional Committees in seeking information from witnesses and damaged the rule of law.

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Sep 19, 2023

That is absolutely false. Attorney General Garland was very clear, the law applies equally to everyone, regardless of your party or whether you're rich or poor, or whatever race you are, the law applies equally in America.

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Sep 19, 2023

It is completely inappropriate for members of Congress to interfere in ongoing investigations and we'll know soon enough in a court of law, what the facts are and a jury will decide whether or not Hunter Biden gets convicted.

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Sep 19, 2023

The people who showed up on January 6th to attack the Nation's Capital were supporters of Donald Trump.

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Sep 19, 2023

Attorney General Garland was terrific at the hearing. He was honest, he was straightforward.

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Sep 19, 2023

What happened on January 6th is that Donald Trump's supporters showed up because he told them to.

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Sep 19, 2023

I do and I know that David Weiss was first appointed by Donald Trump.

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Sep 18, 2023

I support your efforts in that regard. Anything I can do to help incentivize having more people in the trades, I'd like to help you with that.

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Sep 18, 2023

Earlier this year, Congressmembers Zoe Lofgren, Haley Stevens, and I wrote a letter to the President asking him to apply the NIST risk management framework to the entire Federal executive branch.

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Sep 18, 2023

AI has been a driver of our economy and will continue to be a driver of our economy.

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Jul 27, 2023

As a recovering computer science major, I am excited about artificial intelligence. AI has moved society forward and will continue to do amazing things in the medical field and many other fields. At the same time, there are potential risks…

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Jul 27, 2023

Today Bloomberg reported that U.S. GDP growth accelerated to 2.4 percent blowing past economists' estimates. Consumer confidence is also at the highest level in over 2 years, and inflation has now declined for 12 consecutive months to a…

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Jul 25, 2023

for decades the United States has not been in complete control of its borders.

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Jul 25, 2023

The facts show the Southern border is doing better last month than it was under Trump in May 2019.

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Jul 25, 2023

80-90 percent of the heroin that comes into the United States today comes across from our Southern border.

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Jul 25, 2023

On July 19, 2023, Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected Donald Trump's request for a new trial and confirmed that Donald Trump raped E. Jean Carroll. I must submit this court ruling into the Congressional Record, and I will read what the…

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Jul 25, 2023

The House Judiciary Committee is responsible with helping to ensure the rule of law. Unfortunately, the Chair of this Committee ignored a bipartisan Congressional subpoena.

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Jul 25, 2023

I thank my friend, Representative Connolly, for his leadership. I am a proud coauthor of the Taiwan International Solidarity Act. Taiwan is a critically important partner to the United States, and Taiwan has made significant contributions…

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Jul 20, 2023

Recently, Speaker McCarthy stated that if the Department of Justice can prosecute Donald Trump, then ``they can do that to any American.'' Speaker McCarthy is absolutely correct. If the Department of Justice can prosecute Donald Trump for…

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Jul 17, 2023

I just want to double down on the need to ensure that religious freedom is not addressed as a niche issue.

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Jul 12, 2023

I do have legislation with Congressman Ken Calvert. We're co-Chairs of the Aerospace Caucus on this legislation.

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Jul 12, 2023

I represent the 36th Congressional District in southern California. We have a lot of space assets.

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Jul 11, 2023

What these facts show is we don't have a two-tiered system of justice. We have one Department of Justice that goes after criminals regardless of party ideology.

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