Ted Lieu

“If I tweet out 'Trumpcare will cause 22 million people to lose coverage,' I try to make sure that it is as accurate as it can be.”

“Military members understand that the focus is on completing the mission. We don't care if you are tall or short; have dark skin or pale skin or freckles; or are gay, straight, or transgender.”

“The entertainment industry is one of the areas where we have a competitive advantage over other nations.”

“We have to remember the bigger picture: the U.S.-Israel alliance is too important to be hijacked by political interests or undermined by perceived riffs.”

“The VA secretary runs the second largest federal agency in the country, providing services to American patriots who risked everything in service to this nation.”

“Trump bragged about hiring only the 'best people' when he was running for president. We're seeing, time and again, the opposite. It's unclear whether the president's definition of 'best people' is different than ours, or if the 'best people' simply aren't interested in working for him.”

“Look, Bill Barr can choose to be a lying partisan hack. It just means he needs to go work for the Trump campaign but he can't be attorney general. That's a position that requires independence, integrity, an oath to the constitution.”

“We are not and will never be an authoritarian regime.”

“Sometimes, I use humor because I believe in revealing truth in a way that other forms cannot.”

“Having immigrated here when I was 3, I was grateful for the opportunities America provided and felt a duty to defend the ideals that make us the strongest nation in the world. I can't imagine turning away anyone who shares that vision and has the drive and ability to serve.”

“If we turn our back on the world's most vulnerable people, we're eschewing the values our country was founded on.”

“Democrats are certainly happy to talk about border security, but we're not going to build this stupid vanity wall of Donald Trump's with U.S. taxpayer dollars.”

“I served on active duty and know that active duty personnel have basically zero interaction with the VA.”

“I am a supporter of Medicare for All.”

“It is important to show up. Showing up at marches and rallies and town halls and protests.”

“A comprehensive Syria strategy, ideally one that's more than 280 characters, remains a key requirement to protect U.S. interests in the Middle East.”

“Refugees don't make our country less safe. But xenophobia, fear and hate do.”

“The press is the only profession protected in the Constitution because of how important the framers viewed the press. But in authoritarian regimes, they control the press.”

“We need to increase cybersecurity awareness in both the private and public sector by 10,000 percent.”

“California voters are very aware that the Trump administration has been disproportionately awful for the Golden State.”