Barbara Lee

I thank Chairwoman Bass for laying out much of the history and reminding us that this is really an opportunity to recognize the resilience, the renewal, and the strength of Africans and African Americans. Through much adversity, as the…

I am honored tonight to share and conduct the Special Order sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus, and I want to thank Chairwoman Karen Bass for her tremendous leadership of the Congressional Black Caucus and for holding this Special…

It is really our responsibility to protect the health and safety of individuals in CBP custody and, yes, we have failed. By passing this bill today, we are putting critical protocol and protections in place for individuals and making sure…

I thank the chairwoman for yielding and for her tremendous leadership. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3239, the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act. I thank Dr. Raul…

Let me first thank Chairman Scott for yielding and for his tireless, incredible, and brilliant leadership. I include in the Record a letter from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights expressing their strong support for H.R…

First, I thank our Rules Committee chair, Mr. McGovern, as well as all the members of the committee for making this amendment in order. And I also thank our chairman, Mr. Smith, for working with us to bring this amendment forward. I am…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle H of title X, insert the following: SEC. 10__. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE 2001…

I thank our chairman of the Rules Committee, Mr. McGovern, and I thank the chair of the Armed Services Committee, Chairman Smith, for working with me and all of our members on this amendment and for making this amendment in order. Madam…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle G of title XII, on page 842, after line 14, insert the following section: SEC. 1268…

It is up to Congress to prevent another costly war in the Middle East. For too long, Congress has ceded its responsibilities as a coequal branch of government when it comes to matters of war and peace. As The New York Times recently put…

I thank Mr. Amash for yielding me time and for his leadership on this issue. Let me also thank Chairman Smith for his tremendous leadership of the committee and for working with us on this critical amendment, as well as so many other…

I am pleased to offer this amendment with Representatives Khanna, DeFazio, Omar, and Pressley. What this amendment would do is freeze fiscal year 2020 defense spending in the NDAA to 2019 levels by reducing the overseas contingency…

I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in support of the Jackson Lee amendment to Rules Committee Print 116-20 which makes appropriations for fiscal year 2020, H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations…

First, let me thank Chairman Quigley for his leadership and for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the fiscal year 2020 Financial Services and General Governmen Appropriations bill. This includes $1.4 billion in funding…

I thank Madam Chair for her leadership and for yielding time. I rise in strong opposition to this amendment, which would strike the provision in the bill that increases funding for international family planning and reproductive health…

First of all, let me thank the gentleman for this very important amendment, and I rise in strong support of it. Civilian first responders in the disciplines of law enforcement, fire services, and emergency medical services routinely face…

First let me thank my colleague for raising the importance of the American history and civics national activities program, and I support this amendment. These competitive grants reflect one of two dedicated funding streams for civic and…

First let me thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for offering this extremely important amendment, and I fully support it. Social factors such as poverty, substandard housing, and unsafe neighborhoods are critical drivers of health…

This amendment would cut $25.6 billion from programs that fund schools, Pell Grants, community health centers, substance abuse prevention and treatment, biomedical research, the CDC, childcare, and early childhood learning programs, also…

This amendment would cut funding for important programs and services that provide opportunities for working families. Many of these programs are already underfunded and fail to meet the existing need. For instance, the amendment would cut…

First, let me thank the gentleman for yielding and for this amendment. I rise in strong support of this amendment. More women die from pregnancy-related complications in the United States than any other developed country. There are major…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support of this bipartisan amendment. Recent research has found that food allergies are far more common in the United States than previously thought, and the prevalence has been…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and say, once again, that I rise in strong support of this amendment. In any given year, the percentage of young people with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders is estimated to be between 14 and…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of this amendment. Lack of communication can lead to barriers, it can prevent survivors from restoring their quality of life, and really prevents patients…

Let me thank my colleague and friend from northern California, next door to my district, for offering this amendment and for his tremendous leadership on so many issues relating to our working men and women. Mr. Chairman, I am concerned…