Barbara Lee

It is manifested in the racial injustices which all of us must work together to end. So, yes, it is so important that we have the truth told of this legacy of slavery so that we can move forward and work together to end these racial…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I thank Congresswoman Sheila Jackson for her persistent and consistent leadership on so many issues, especially getting this bill to the floor today. As another daughter of Texas, I am…

That sounds like my great- grandmother Fanny, who I did not know, but my grandfather spoke of her. I am certain that she was part of that. As I listened to my colleague and looked more into my personal family history, Galveston, certainly…

First of all, let me thank the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) for yielding but also for her tremendous leadership and for the Emancipation Trail that she so boldly led. I am just amazed at what she shared with me earlier today…

First, let me thank the gentleman from New York for organizing this very important Special Order and for his tremendous leadership on so many issues on behalf of his district, the Congressional Black Caucus, and on behalf of all Americans…

I thank Congresswoman Jackson Lee for yielding. I also was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, so I thank my sister. Let me say tonight that I rise to celebrate the remarkable life of our dear friend, a dedicated public servant and a…

Let me finally say: Remember, because of this discrimination, women's Social Security benefits during their senior years are much lower than men. This injustice follows women throughout their lives. This issue impacts women, regardless of…

I thank Chairwoman DeLauro for her persistent leadership for so many years, as well as Chairman Scott and the Speaker. We must put an end to the wage gap and pay discrimination. Let me tell you, as you have heard, the wage gap for women of…

First of all, let me say that I rise in strong support of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act. I thank Congresswoman Roybal-Allard, Chairman Nadler, and Chairwoman Lofgren for advancing this legislation and supporting our Dreamers…

First of all, I would like to thank the Democratic Women's Caucus, Congresswomen Frankel, Speier, and Lawrence, for hosting this Special Order on Women's History Month. I want to thank Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence for insisting that Black…

First of all, let me rise to support the Pressley-Meng-Schakowsky amendment. I thank Congresswoman Pressley for bringing this forward and to say that she is about the future and really about making sure that civic participation is really…

Tonight, I stand with my Congressional Black Caucus members, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Congressman Jamaal Bowman, to call attention to the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which recognizes that, in order to transform…

As an original cosponsor of the Equality Act, and as a co-founder and Vice-chair of the House Equality Caucus, I want to voice my full support of this bill. I want to thank the Speaker and Chairman Nadler for acting quickly on this…

I thank Chairman Yarmuth for his leadership in putting forth this budget resolution. COVID continues to ravage our communities. Black and Brown people have been disproportionately impacted the hardest. Now that vaccines are being…

On January 6, Donald Trump incited his white nationalist supporters to initiate an attempted coup against the heart of our democracy, the United States Capitol. This heinous act of domestic terrorism demands that Congress act to remove…

I support this bill. Let's give this lifeline to people. Let's move forward and build on this downpayment.

Black and Brown people are targeted more frequently than White Americans, despite equal rates of use. Additionally, prison sentences for Black and Brown people are more likely to be lengthier than White people. Black men receive sentences…

Let me reemphasize what the gentlewoman just said. I was so proud to vote for the Heroes Act twice nearly 8 months ago. I think that we have to move forward and continue to negotiate, and, hopefully, we will get some votes on the other…

Let me take a moment to thank all of our colleagues who joined us this evening laying out the pandemic upon pandemic upon pandemic in communities of color. In all past public health crises one recurring lesson stands out: That is, success…

I thank Congresswoman Scanlon for joining us tonight with our Tri-Caucus and Congressional Black Caucus, because so many of the issues that you are talking about in your district as it relates to COVID and health disparities and the social…

I thank Congresswoman Alma Adams for that very clear statement and I thank her for outlining the interconnection and the intersection between systemic racism and the social determinants of healthcare and how they impact the underlying…

I thank the gentlewoman from Texas for using this opportunity to deliver a very powerful public health message also. I also would just note a personal privilege. I was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, and my heart goes out to all of…

I thank Congresswoman Kelly for laying out actually what the social determinants of healthcare are. Oftentimes, we see that as separate from healthcare, but you laid it out perfectly, so thank you for educating us tonight. Mr. Speaker, I…

Thank you, Chairwoman DeLauro, for your statement and for reminding us that we have to address the health and economic impacts at the same time. One does not supersede the other. Thank you for helping us move our COVID Community Care Act…

I thank Congresswoman Garcia very much for her input in helping to write the COVID Community Care Act. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), my good friend, the chair of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health…