Ted Lieu

It is true, is it not, they estimated these actions would raise America's GDP level between $100-$250 billion over the next 10 years?

It would also reduce the Federal deficit by $30 billion over the next 10 years?

I do not understand why you would look at taking that action when none of the recommendations of Congressman Waxman or of this committee anywhere would say, hey, we've got a dysfunctional CSB, we've got a chairman that has violated laws…

When someone's embattled, when someone has shown dysfunctional leadership, they don't consolidate power. That is what dictators do. It's not what public officials in America do.

I share with you those views.

The Department of Homeland Security has detained and removed more people since 2008 than during any other period in its history.

The real issue here is both domestic and also a national security issue.

I authored a law last year that actually said, no, no, no, you need to hold these people in these jails.

Eighty-five percent of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement removals from the United States in Fiscal Year 2014 were convicted criminals.

I am a cosponsor of the Jamiel Shaw Act that Mr. Walter Jones of North Carolina has recently filed.

And what are the consequences if someone, under Maine law, engages in voter fraud?

But I just note that in the last election two-thirds of Americans did not vote. That number dwarfs by orders of magnitude .002 percent, and my view is that in our republic, in our democracy, we are better served by having as many eligible…

Has the President's executive order changed the law on voter fraud in any way whatsoever?

It seems to me that we need to change the law.

I find it impossible to believe that Congress would have intended with this Act... to somehow obstruct IGs from investigating sexual assault cases.

I'm very concerned. A few days ago I talked to my chief of staff about actually increasing funding through rehabilitation clinics because I believe they are a vital tool to preventing jail and prison overcrowding and reducing substance…

Well, I think it's a good step for the administration to suspend payment or shut down their clinics, but I think it's important to have a separate audit agency, independent from the aide department in charge to actually conduct an audit to…

I want to know how this happened for so long, how pervasive is the fraud, and more importantly, what can we do to change laws and regulations so the fraud doesn't occur in the future.

I think it's a good step for the administration to suspend payment or shut down the clinics.

I was surprised at apparently how easy it was to commit fraud, and, second, I began very concerned that not only could I not request more funding, but if that we don't fix this fraud immediately, it would undercut the public support for…