Press Releases
Barbara Lee Addresses The Impact Of Mortgage Crisis On Her District
Lee & Dellums Co-Hosts Town Hall & Fair in OaklandPRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 12, 2008 Contact: Cleve Mesidor, (202) 225-2661 (Oakland, CA) - Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-9) today co-hosted a consumer mortgage town hall and resource fair in Oakland with Mayor Ronald Dellums to provide information and access to support services to residents having trouble with their mortgages and released the following statement:“The ongoing mortgage crisis is impacting millions of … Continue Reading
January 10, 2008
Barbara Lee, Mayor Dellums & Others Hosts Home Mortgage Town Hall Saturday
MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: January 10, 2008 Contact: Cleve Mesidor, (202) 225-2661 (Oakland, CA) - To address the impact of the foreclosure crisis on her District, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Oakland) is co-hosting a consumer mortgage town hall and resource fair in Oakland with mayor Ronald Dellums and other elected officials to provide information and access to support services to residents having trouble with their mortgage payments. The State and Consumer Services Agency, the … Continue Reading
January 10, 2008
Barbara Lee Says Bush Cannot Call Iraq Surge A Real Success
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 10, 2008Contact: Cleve Mesidor, (202) 225-2661 (Washington, DC) - Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Oakland) issued the following statement reflecting on the failed Iraq occupation, one year after President Bush announced the surge of U.S. troops:“It's been a year since the president chose to escalate our presence in Iraq - keeping our brave men and women in harm's way and continuing to make the world less safe. “The reality is that this so-called … Continue Reading
January 08, 2008
Barbara Lee Hosts District Bus Tour Monday To Highlight Federal Spending
MEDIA ADVISORYFor Immediate Release: January 8, 2008 Contact: Cleve Mesidor, (202) 225-2661(Oakland, CA) - Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Oakland), a member of the Appropriations committee, who sits on the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee, the State Foreign Operations Subcommittee and is Vice Chair of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, is hosting a bus tour on Monday, January 14, to highlight local programs that will receive federal funding this year. Berkeley Mayor … Continue Reading
January 01, 2008
Barbara Lee Calls Tom Lantos Friend & Human Rights Advocate
Press Release from Congresswoman Barbara LeeNinth Congressional District of CaliforniaU.S. House of Representatives For Immediate Release: Contact: Cleve Mesidor January 2, 2008 (202) 225-2661(Washington, DC) - Responding to the news that close friend and colleague, Congressman Tom Lantos, has cancer of the esophagus, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Oakland) issued the following statement:“I am saddened by the news that Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Lantos has been diagnosed with cancer. … Continue Reading
December 31, 2007
Barbara Lee's Darfur Divestment Bill is Now Law
Bush responds to pressure from Lee, advocates and signs bill(Washington, DC) -Responding to news that the Darfur divestment bill she originally introduced in the House has been signed into law, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Oakland) issued the following statement“After hearing the call of the American people and the cries of Darfurians, I am pleased that President Bush has finally signed the divestment bill despite opposition to the measure from his administration."We finally have a law that … Continue Reading
December 28, 2007
Barbara Lee Says Monthly Cost For Bush’s War is Too Much
Press Release from Congresswoman Barbara Lee *** Ninth Congressional District of California For Immediate Release: December 29, 2007 Contact: Cleve Mesidor, (202) 225-2661 (Washington, DC) - Given the expensive monthly cost of the ‘so called war on terror’ and the significant discrepancy between the $11.7 billion the Pentagon estimates and recent projections of $15 billion, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Oakland) issued the following statement:“While the Pentagon estimates the monthly cost of … Continue Reading
December 27, 2007
Barbara Lee Calls Bush Saudi Arms Deal An Escalation In The Arms Race
Press Release from Congresswoman Barbara Lee Ninth Congressional District of CaliforniaFor Immediate Release: December 28, 2007Contact: Cleve Mesidor (202) 225-2661 (Washington, DC) - Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Oakland) issued the following statement on the Bush administration intentions to formally announce their plan to sell precision-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia this January, despite significant Congressional opposition:“This arms package is reckless and has the potential to create a … Continue Reading
December 19, 2007
GAO Finds Cuba Embargo Strains Homeland Security’s Ability to Protect US Borders
Joint Press Release from U.S. Representatives Charles Rangel & Barbara LeeFor Immediate Release: December 19, 2007Contacts: Emile Milne (Rangel) 202.225.3335, emile.milne@mail.house.govCleve Mesidor (Lee) 202.225.2661, Cleve.Mesidor@mail.house.gov(Washington, DC) - Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (New York, NY) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Oakland, CA) today released a GAO report which finds that Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is spending inordinate time … Continue Reading
December 19, 2007
Barbara Lee Blasts Bush for Blocking CA’s Car Emissions Rule
PRESS RELEASE (Washington, DC) - Shocked by the White House and the EPA denying California’s waiver to more aggressively curb car emissions, California Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Oakland) issued the following statement:“This is irresponsible energy and environmental policy and shows where the Bush administration's priorities are not. How can President Bush stand so boldly with special interests, while cowardly blocking proactive … Continue Reading
December 14, 2007
Barbara Lee Remembers US Representative Julia Carson
(Washington, DC) - Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Oakland, CA) released the following statement marveling at the legacy that Congresswoman Julia Carson left behind: “I can’t help but smile as I remember the wonderful public servant, colleague, mentor, sister and friend who was Julia Carson. I am privilege to have known her. “We were elected to Congress around the same time - just two years apart. You could say, I followed her into the House. “Like our beloved Shirley … Continue Reading
December 13, 2007
Progressive Leaders Outraged Over Allegations of Misconduct by Iraq Inspector General
Joint Press Release: U.S. Representatives Barbara Lee, Maxine Waters & Lynn Woolsey For Immediate Release: December 14, 2007(Washington, DC) - In the wake of allegations of overspending and mismanagement by Special Inspector General for Iraq (SIGIR) Stuart W. Bowen Jr., a former Bush legal adviser assigned to probe claims of waste and fraud in the U.S. occupation of Iraq, Congresswomen Barbara Lee (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) released the following reactions:“These … Continue Reading
December 12, 2007
Barbara Lee’s Statement on Senate Passage of Darfur Divestment Bill & Pending House Vote
(Washington, DC) - As the U.S. House gets set to vote on the revised Darfur Divestment bill next week, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Oakland, CA) issued the following statement:“I introduced the Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act (HR 180) to target companies whose business in Sudan directly or indirectly supports the genocide in Darfur, which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. “I applaud the Senate for responding to the charge to confront the genocide of Darfur and passing the … Continue Reading
December 06, 2007
Barbara Lee Leads Effort To Oppose HIV/AIDS Travel Ban
(Washington, DC) - Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Oakland, CA) led Members of Congress to sign on to a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to oppose a proposed rule, prompted by the Bush administration, to impose a travel ban on certain individuals afflicted with the HIV infection who wish to come into the United States. On World AIDS Day in 2006, President Bush proposed streamlining the current waiver process for HIV-positive individuals seeking to enter the United States on … Continue Reading
December 05, 2007
Barbara Lee’s Statement on Iraq Occupation Funding & Upcoming Vote in Congress
(Washington, DC) - With Congress getting closer to the expected vote on the FY08 omnibus package, which may include funding to continue the occupation of Iraq, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Oakland, CA) issued the following statement:"Congress should not approve another dime for any measure for continuing the occupation of Iraq that does not include a clear timeline for safe and timely redeployment. We have the power to end the occupation of Iraq."As we get set to vote on the expected … Continue Reading
November 29, 2007
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Blog: Rep. Lee's post on her trip to South Africa
Second Day is Amazing and InspiringThis has been an amazing day.Our delegation met with the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Johannesburg. We spoke to the group about our support for increased funding for the U.S. HIV/AIDS initiative known as the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, and the importance of the private sector in fighting the pandemic.Later, we visited a HIV/AIDS testing site, located in the Zola area of Soweto, sponsored by the … Continue Reading
November 29, 2007
Barbara Lee’s Statement on World AIDS Awareness Day
(Washington, DC) - Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Oakland, CA)issued the following statement in recognition of World AIDS Awareness Day:“World AIDS Day is December 1 and all over the world events will be held to remember those who have died from this disease and call for bold action to eradicate the epidemic.“Our global and national response to AIDS must be informed by the lessons we’ve learned from the evolution of the HIV/AIDS epidemic here in the United States and abroad.“Although recent … Continue Reading
November 18, 2007
Barbara Lee joins Bay Area Contingent in Calling for Independent Inquiry into Oil Spill
(Oakland, CA) - Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) on Monday joined a number of congressional leaders who attended a hearing at the Presidio on Monday in calling for a thorough investigation into the chain of events that led to massive oil spill into the San Francisco Bay by the Cosco Busan on November 7.Congresswoman Lee issued this statement following the three-hour congressional hearing: "As you all know, the Port of Oakland, where this vessel departed from, is in my district just … Continue Reading
November 16, 2007
Behind the Scenes: History of New Diabetes Factsheet Shows Government at Work
(Washington, DC) - It was hardly a memorable exchange, as Capitol Hill hearings go. When Dr. Griffin Rodgers from the National Institute on Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) testified before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services and Education March 6th, 2007, there were no sparks or accusations, just a simple question.Congresswoman Barbara Lee, an African American Democrat who represents Oakland, California, asked about the possible public health … Continue Reading
November 15, 2007
Barbara Lee to Host Medical Roundtable on False Diabetes Test Results That Could Impact African Americans and those of South East Asian Descent
(Oakland, CA) - As part of American Diabetes Month, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) will host a roundtable discussion on newly released information on the potential for false positive diabetes test results among people of African, Mediterranean, or Southeast Asian heritage using the common “A1C” diabetes test.WHO: Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Dr. Tolbert Small, Dr. Jeffrey Oxendine, Dr. Robert Cooper, National Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Representative Anita Wilkerson … Continue Reading