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Rep. Barbara Lee (39)
Congresswoman Barbara Lee on Opposition to Chained CPI
Written by Rep. Barbara Lee | Press Release
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee released the following statement regarding the President’s inclusion of chained CPI in his 2014 budget proposal. The chained CPI is a cost index which helps to calculate the cost of living adjustments for benefit levels.
Congresswoman Lee Marks 10th Anniversary of Iraq War on House Floor
Written by Rep. Barbara Lee | Press Release
Washington, D.C.— Today, on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War, Congresswoman Barbara Lee delivered the following statement on the House floor:
Rep Lee Battles Against Ryan Budget - Joins in Unveiling Progressive Alternative to Republican Budget
Written by Rep. Barbara Lee | Press Release
Washington, D.C.— During a day-long mark up of the Ryan bill, as a member of the Budget Committee, Congresswoman Lee offered an amendment to eliminate the Overseas and Contingency Operations (OCO) account in order to provide transparency and accountability to war spending and to bring it back into the base Pentagon budget.
House Democrats demand Obama release ‘full legal basis’ for drone strikes
Written by Eric W Dolan | The Raw Story
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) is leading a small group of House Democrats in calling on President Barack Obama to release information regarding the Administration’s use of drone strikes.
Lee Statement on FY2013 Continuing Resolution, Defense and Military Construction/VA Appropriations Bill
Written by Rep. Barbara Lee | Press Release
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Lee released the following statement regarding the FY2013 Continuing Resolution, Defense and Military Construction/VA Appropriations Bills:
“As a member of both the Appropriations and Budget Committee, I rise in strong opposition to this Continuing Resolution.
Sequester threatens American dream
Written by Rep. Barbara Lee | Politico
This week, all eyes are on Congress. Sequester is looming, and these indiscriminate cuts would not only hurt the poor first, but hurt them the most. Nearly 50 million of our neighbors — almost 16 million of them children — live in poverty; in the richest nation in the world, this is deplorable, unconscionable, but above all, solvable.
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Praises Passage of Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act
Written by Rep. Barbara Lee | Press Release
Washington, D.C.— In reaction to the passage of a bi-partisan reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, Congresswoman Barbara Lee issued the following statement:
Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Whip Steny Hoyer Announce New Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity
Written by Rep. Barbara Lee | Press Release
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee joined Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer to launch the new Democratic Whip’s Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity.
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Warns of Devastating Impact of Across the Board Spending Cuts
Written by Rep. Barbara Lee | Press Release
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) highlighted a new report by the House Committee on Appropriations detailing the impact of the sequester, the broad, across the board cuts that would go into effect on March 1st if Congress does not act.
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Introduces Bill to Create Department of Peacebuilding
Written by Congresswoman Barbara Lee | Press Release
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee introduced H.R. 808, the “Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2013” to create a cabinet-level Secretary and Department of Peacebuilding. The term “peacebuilding” refers both to activities that target the root causes of violence as well as the broad measures used to prevent violent conflict and create sustainable peace.
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