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Washington , DC – Citing voting irregularities in Ohio and the obligation to ensure every vote counts, today Congresswoman Barbara Lee joined her colleagues, including Representative John Conyers (D-MI), in requesting Ohio’s Governor, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate, treat as provisional the scheduled December 13 meeting of the State of Ohio’s 2004 Presidential electors and the submission of the certificates of ascertainment until resolution of pending recounts and challenges regarding the Ohio presidential vote.
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Washington, DC – Responding to a letter from Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) and congressional colleagues, CalPers acted Monday to begin moving away from companies that are engaged in business with the Sudanese government.
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Washington, DC - Congresswoman Barbara Lee today was re-elected Whip of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) by unanimous consent of her colleagues.
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Washington, DC- Responding to the announcement yesterday that the American military presence in Iraq will grow by 12,000 troops to nearly 150,000, the highest levels since the invasion last year, Congresswoman Lee issued the following statement:
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Oakland , CA – At a press conference with Vice Mayor Henry Chang, the Director of the Oakland Zoo, and several Chinese officials, Congresswoman Lee issued the following statement:
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Oakland, CA -- Congresswoman Barbara Lee, the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Task Force on Global HIV/AIDS and the senior Democratic Woman on the House International Relations Committee, released the following statement today on World AIDS Day:
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Washington , DC– Following House passage of the Omnibus Appropriations Conference Report, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) announced today that California ’s 9th Congressional District received more than $38 million in funding in the appropriations package.
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Washington, DC – Responding to recent press reports describing determined U.S. opposition to a further round of grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, Congresswoman Barbara Lee along with seven of her colleagues sent the following letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson, who also serves as Chairman of the Global Fund Board:
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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Barbara Lee today attended a White House ceremony honoring the 2004 Humanities Medal winners, including University of California at Berkeley professor, Dr. John Searle.
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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) today announced that the Women’s Initiative for Self Employment in Oakland will receive a $81,000 sustainability grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration
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