Top 60 Ted Lieu Quotes

Deeper investment in green energy technology will create millions of high-paying American jobs that cannot be outsourced, rebuilding our nation‘s manufacturing economy, starting with wind turbines and solar panels stamped ‘Made in America.’

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

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

Donald Trump himself actually said during his campaign that he essentially thinks being unpredictable is a good thing. Maybe that’s a good thing in domestic politics, but in foreign policy, that is really stupid.

Before I could become a military officer or a Member of Congress, I was required to do one thing: Take an oath to the Constitution.

The Bill of Rights is a remarkable document because it weaves into the fabric of our democracy the idea that government has a responsibility to protect individual liberty.

When I served on active duty in the United States Air Force, one of my duties was to teach the Law of War.

I think I’m very knowledgeable about the issues of my constituents.

I served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force and currently serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Yet I still experience people telling me to ‘go back‘ to China or North Korea or Japan. Like many immigrants, I have learned to brush off this racist insult.

Our military leaders have studied the climate change issue and now believe that mitigating climate change is an urgent national security issue.

At its core, our military is comprised of service members who are proud of their country and are willing to go to great lengths to protect American virtues of liberty and justice. I was one of them.

The U.S. Constitution grants Congress the authority to regulate interstate commerce, and the ENCRYPT Act sends a clear message that the complicated issues with encryption must be addressed thoughtfully and nationally.

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

Assad’s suspected chemical weapons attack shows he is willing to go to barbaric lengths to hold onto power.

I am a Democrat; I want to fund programs that help people. In order to do that, you need to have revenues and you have revenues when you have jobs.

The only thing worse than watching an Alex Jones video is the government trying to tell Google not to do it – to prevent people form watching the Alex Jones video. We can’t even do it if we tried.

America and Israel share an unwavering commitment to democracy and shared values.

Diversity – both in ideas and people – has always been one of the country’s greatest assets.

The President should not be able to enrich himself and his family at taxpayer expense, period.

As you get a changing of the guard in Washington D.C., with different people from different sectors, you’ll start to break through the gridlock.

In my experience, bad actors respond to threats of military action or sanctions.

Democrats have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel since its founding.

The stakes in the encryption debate are high, with significant consequences for personal privacy, the U.S. private sector, and our national security.

Californians want to have clean air, clean water – not like the Trump Administration is trying to do with its rollback of environmental regulations, like the reversal of the Clean Power Plan.

As an officer in the U.S. Air Force, one day I may be called to give my life for my country.

Congress can pass reasonable gun safety legislation and save lives. We have a duty to the American people to do our job.

The American people understand that what makes the nation great is not people’s bloodlines or how long ago their ancestors arrived here, but their character and belief in the Constitution.

The suspicion that immigrants are not to be trusted or are unpatriotic is not just wrong; it is un-American. And dangerous.

Attempts to restrict encryption at the state or local levels would only serve to undermine security and economic competitiveness for the entire nation.

I think Kamala Harris would be a fantastic president. I’ve known her for many years. We’ve worked on a lot of issues together, including criminal justice reform and also specifically on bail reform. I think she is the leader we need who can unite the American people.

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

Indeed, President Trump seems to have a pretty good idea how to enrich oneself at taxpayer expense.

One of California‘s largest exports for royalties is creative content.

Safely welcoming those seeking refuge into our country is the right thing to do.

I mean, to call the press the enemy is dangerous and just remarkably bizarre.

The United States was built on the idea that we could create a free country that would serve as a haven for those fleeing persecution.

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

I came here as an immigrant. We were poor. We went to flea markets to sell gifts to make ends meet. Just the mere fact that I can be running for Congress is something that can only happen in a place like America. It’s such a wonderful country.

A mercurial plan of action may have worked in the Trump Organization board room, but it’s a disastrous tactic in foreign affairs.

We must act to reduce the increasingly dangerous and destructive levels of carbon pollution that account for practically all of global climate change.

In a nation as dynamic and diverse as the United States, what makes us great is that our founding principles are rooted in the bedrock principle of freedom, including the right to free expression.

President Trump has often crossed the line of what constitutes decent behavior.

Voters are smarter than Republicans think they are.

When tragedy strikes, feeling helpless is understandable.

Weaken American encryption and consumers – both good and bad actors – will simply seek their technology from companies based abroad. Weaker encryption also means weaker national security.

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

Everywhere you look in Washington, you can find examples of financial mismanagement.

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.

There is little you can do to stop a tornado, a hurricane, or a cancer diagnosis from changing your life in an instant.

What you want in foreign policy is clear, well-defined goals.

One thing I am scared of is the unlimited amounts of dark money that Republicans have access to in terms of the Koch Brothers, Sheldon Adelson. There is a large pool of Republican mega-donors who can pump money into competitive races across America.

One of the coolest days of my life was when I bought a 16K memory card upgrade and stuck it in my Apple II. I was kind of a geek.

I’ve been very thankful in my state legislative career to have gotten support from both the MPAA and various movie studios.

I realize the most patriotic thing I could do is resist Donald Trump.

We are not and will never be an authoritarian regime.

The marriage equality ruling establishes for the American public where the majority already are – which is that love is love and discriminating against a human being based on love is idiotic.

If you want positive search results, do positive things. If you don’t want negative search results, don’t do negative things. To some of my colleagues across the aisle, if you’re getting bad press articles and bad search results, don’t blame Google or Facebook or Twitter. Consider blaming yourself.

The U.S. cannot implement a cogent strategy on the world stage if no one is sure whether to take the President seriously.

When I hear President Trump suggest policy ideas that run counter to American ideals, I speak out. In the same vein, when my constituents disagree with me, I welcome and champion their right to speak out.

By the time Congress is even authorized to act after the President has launched nuclear weapons, there may no longer be a civilized world in which to do so.