Congresswoman Lee Joins Fast for Families, Pushes for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 12, 2013
Contact: Carrie Adams (202) 225-2661
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) joined Fast for Families: A Call for Immigration Reform and Citizenship in a solidarity fast, where she will abstain from solid food for 24 hours to stand alongside immigration rights activists from the faith, business, advocacy, and human rights communities calling for comprehensive immigration reform.
“I’m honored to be joining Fast for Families in this solidarity fast. I recognize, like many people of faith, that fasting is a powerful tool of protest, of political dissent, and of personal sacrifice,” said Congresswoman Lee. “I have fasted in the past and find it to be a time of deep reflection and introspection, and I am humbled to join hands with community leaders, faith leaders, and advocacy groups across the nation calling on Speaker Boehnher to bring an immigration bill to the floor.”
Fast for Families has been co-sponsored by SEIU, Voto Latino, Bread for the World, African American Clergy Coalition, The National Immigration Forum, Sojourners, National Education Association, National Action Network, and the Center for American Progress. More information about the fast can be found at fast4families.org.
Congresswoman Lee joins thirty two other Members of Congress who have joined the solidarity fast as well as attended press conferences, prayer services, and other gatherings with the Fast for Families campaign.
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee is a former Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and currently serves as CPC Whip and Chair of the Task Force on Global Peace and Security.