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Rep. Barbara Lee (39)
Congresswoman Lee Joins in Introduction of the Balancing Act
Written by Congresswoman Barbara Lee | Press Release
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee joined fellow members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus at a press conference marking the introduction of The Balancing Act, a bill to repeal the sequester and achieve balance in long-term deficit reduction between revenue and cuts.
Congresswoman Lee Issues Statement on Immigration Reform
Written by Congresswoman Barbara Lee | Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) issued the following statement regarding immigration reform:
Congresswoman Lee Issues Statement Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Written by Congresswoman Barbara Lee | Press Release
Washington, DC – Today Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) released a statement recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision.
“As we recognize the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remain vigilant in protecting a woman's right to access safe and legal reproductive and preventative health services.
Congresswoman Lee Issues Statement in Response to The President’s Gun Violence Prevention Plan
Written by Rep. Barbara Lee | Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) issued the following statement in response to the President’s Plan to Protect our Children and our Communities by reducing Gun Violence.
Solving the Fiscal Impasse Starts and Ends at the Pentagon
Written by Rep Barbara Lee | Huffington Post
As Afghan President Hamid Karzai returns to the United States this week, he will meet President Barack Obama at a time when the overwhelming majority of the American people and a strong bipartisan coalition of Congress believe it is long past time to bring the war to a safe and expedited close.
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Hits the 113th Congress Running
Written by Congresswoman Barbara Lee | Press Release
Introduces Key Legislation to Fight Poverty, Restore Equity and Promote Global Peace & National Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee reiterated her commitment to fighting poverty and creating opportunity, restoring income equity and promoting global peace and national security as she introduced a number of bills at the start of the 113th Congress.
It's time for a Plan "D"
Written by Rep. Barbara Lee | California 9th congressional district
After last night's Republican Plan "B" debacle and failure to find agreement within their own Caucus left them with no pathway forward, it is now time for all parties to unite around a new plan, a Plan "D" on the deficit deal.
Barbara Lee Issues Statement on Marriage Equality
Written by Rep. Barbara Lee | Press Release
Oakland, CA – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) provided the following statement concerning decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the issue of marriage equality.
Toss Wasteful Defense Weapons Programs Off the Cliff
Written by Rep. Barbara Lee | Huffington Post
Many of us in the Congressional Progressive Caucus recognize that no serious plan to address the deficit can go forward without defense spending reforms on the table. The bloated Pentagon budget has increased a staggering 95 percent dating back to 2000. We continue to spend billions upon billions of dollars on a nuclear arsenal and Cold War-era weapons system designed to fight a phantom Soviet army.
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Urges President Obama to Expedite Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Written by Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Bi-partisan letter to Obama: No military solution in Afghanistan, bring troops home
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC) were joined by over 90 Members of the House of Representatives in sending a bipartisan letter to President Obama, calling for an accelerated end to the war in Afghanistan.
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