Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, the Assessing Progress in Haiti Act passed the House of Representatives and is headed to President Obama’s desk. An early version (H.R. 3509) had passed the House in December but was amended by the Senate.
Washington DC – Today, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bipartisan McGovern-Jones-Lee resolution which requires the President to seek Congressional authorization before deploying armed services engaged in combat operations in Iraq.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee issued the following statement in response to Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s anti-poverty proposals in his so-called “Expanding Opportunity in America” discussion draft.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Barbara Lee has accepted the “Live the Wage” challenge hosted by the Raise the Wage Coalition.
Oakland, CA - Congresswoman Barbara Lee released this statement concerning the tragic crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17:
“My thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the families, friends and loved ones of those killed in this terrible crash.”
WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) and Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13) led a letter sent to Secretary Kerry today, signed by seven other House Democrats, thanking him for his efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement between South Sudanese President Kiir and Vice President Machar and updating him on their recent meeting with diplomats from the region.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee was joined by Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX) and Congressman Dan Benishek (R-MI) in introducing the bipartisan Audit the Pentagon Act of 2014.
Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representative adopted an amendment to the Financial Services Appropriations bill to protect state laws and provide greater transparency and certainty to businesses operating in state marijuana markets.