March 27, 2020
Pro-Choice Caucus Chairs Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Diana DeGette (D-CO) and taskforce leads Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Norma Torres (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Julia Brownley (D-CA) and Katherine Clark (D-MA) released the following statement today after multiple state governments attempted to limit abortion services during the COVID-19 crisis:
"We are in the midst of an unprecedented global health crisis. Yet, rather t… Continue Reading
March 27, 2020
Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee applauded the passage of the CARES Act, which will now go to the President's desk for his signature.
"I am proud to support this important bill, which will bring urgently needed relief to families and small businesses all across this country. During this time of stress and uncertainty, everyone needs to know that the government will support them without hesitation. This latest piece of legislation is an essential step in our ongoing effort to act decisively on … Continue Reading
March 25, 2020
OAKLAND, CA - Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee released the following statement on the Senate's coronavirus legislation:
"Our country, our workers, and our families are facing an unprecedented crisis. Yet, it's not just financial security that's on the line - it's workers' very health and safety. Any package Congress passes needs to be centered on the needs of families, not executives.
"Let me be clear: Senate Republicans put forward a bill that put big corporations first, and failed the work… 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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