Press Releases

Lee Celebrates Barbados’ Independence Day and Shirley Chisholm’s 100th Birthday with Congressional Colleagues in Barbados

U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA-12) over the weekend attended a bipartisan Congressional Delegation trip to Barbados with Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08) and Congressmembers Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-American Samoa), Maxine Waters (D-CA-43), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-5), Steven Horsford (D-NV-4), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9), Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3), Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), and Stacey E. Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands).  The delegation met with government officials and regional experts to discuss wa…  Continue Reading

Lee, Lawmakers Seek Additional Progress on Federal Marijuana Law Before End of Biden Administration

U.S. Representatives Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), alongside Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), led lawmakers in sending a bicameral letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, urging the administration to make further progress on federal marijuana law before the end of the administration. The lawmakers applauded the historic steps the administration has taken to lessen the harms of marijuana criminalizati…  Continue Reading

Congresswoman Lee Celebrates Over 25 years of Service with Members, Stakeholders, Former Staff

 - Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12) on Tuesday celebrated her 26 years of service and thanked her colleagues, stakeholders, and former staff at an event in the U.S. Capitol. Lee was greeted by a room full of her colleagues, including Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Judy Chu, Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal, …  Continue Reading