August 03, 2020
Congresswoman Lee joined Reps. Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Steve Cohen (D-TN) in introducing the Removing Barriers to Basic Needs Act (H.R. 7916) to lift the federal ban on individuals with felony drug convictions being able to use Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through December 2022. In response, Congresswoman Lee released the following statement:
"For many, federal assistance programs play an important role in meeting basic needs e… Continue Reading
July 31, 2020
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) issued the following statement today regarding the investigation of a fire early Wednesday morning at The Way Christian Center in Berkeley.
"The fire at The Way Christian Center in Berkeley was extremely disturbing," Congresswoman Lee said. "The fire was set in the middle of the night, just 12 hours after the church put a Black Lives Matter banner on the building. Whatever the intent, fires at Black churches recall the ugly history of racial terrorism in our co… Continue Reading
July 30, 2020
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) today applauded the House passage of two critical child care bills: H.R. 7027, the Child Care is Essential Act, and H.R. 7327, the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act.
The bills will provide relief for child care providers to stay open and cover their increased operating costs with limited revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic. This legislation will expand the availability of quality child care, help workers return to their jobs when it is safe, and enable the … Continue Reading
June 14, 2018
Congresswoman Barbara Lee is set on changing that. Today, the congresswoman is formally introducing the RESPECT Resolution, the first legislation ever introduced in Congress that deals with the racial disparity in the nation's pot industry head-on.… Continue Reading
July 30, 2017
It's a recent Wednesday afternoon, and Barbara Lee's communications director is trying to find her. She's scheduled to give a speech in nine minutes, and she hasn't read it yet.
The anti-war congresswoman-from an ultraliberal congressional district that includes Berkeley, California-has somehow managed to spark an uprising, joined by rank-and-file Republicans, against House Speaker Paul Ryan. Their demand: Repeal the 2001 war authorization against Al Qaeda and begin debating a new authorization… Continue Reading
July 29, 2017
For Rep. Barbara Lee, a loss can be just a stop on the road to victory.
A little more than a week ago, the Oakland Democrat's amendment calling for repeal of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, which allows presidents to wage war against terrorists without direct congressional approval, was unceremoniously yanked from a defense appropriations bill by Republican leaders.
But for Lee, the real news is that her effort to have Congress revise its rules for war-making got that far in … Continue Reading
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