Barbara Lee

The point is we will have 8 months to debate a new authorization, depending on what this Congress determines should move forward as the Authorization to Use Military Force. The 2001 was passed in 3 days. Certainly, 8 months gives us enough…

I thank Chairwoman Lowey for her leadership, for yielding, and for her tireless work day and night on behalf of the American people. As a member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, I am…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, but I also want to thank her for her tireless and longstanding steadiness and leadership in support of our Dreamers. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 6, which ensures the Dreamers…

This discrimination disproportionately affects LGBTQ people of color. This is a shame. Discrimination must end against everyone. And, yes, Mr. Speaker, as a person of faith, my religion teaches me to love thy neighbor as thyself and to do…

Congresswoman Jayapal's bill is extremely important, and I hope that Republicans also join us in this effort because this is a concern that should be bipartisan or nonpartisan. But let me just mention a couple of things. Everyone who is a…

I thank Representative Jayapal for yielding, and I thank her for her tremendous leadership and for staying steady and focused. And, also, I just have to recognize her for the input which she has provided to the conference committee to keep…

``Two days after the President directed McGahn to have the special counsel removed, the President made another attempt to affect the course of the Russia investigation. On June 19, 2017, the President met one-on-one with Corey Lewandowski…

``The investigation established that several individuals affiliated with the Trump campaign lied to the Office, and to Congress, about their interactions with Russian-affiliated individuals and related matters. Those lies materially…

``In early 2018, the press reported that the President had directed McGahn to have the special counsel removed in June 2017 and that McGahn had threatened to resign rather than carry out the order. The President reacted to the news stories…

``Substantial evidence indicates that the catalyst for the President's decision to fire Comey was Comey's unwillingness to publicly state that the President was not personally under investigation, despite the President's repeated requests…

I thank the chairman for yielding, for his tremendous leadership on this and so many issues. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act. This piece of legislation is an extremely important first step in…

First of all, let me thank Chairman Engel for yielding and also for his leadership. Also, I want to just mention Congressmen Khanna, Pocan, and McGovern. I want to also thank them in addition to Chairman Engel for bringing this critical…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and also for her tremendous leadership. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. This critical bill will expand crucial protections for…

I want to thank Chairwoman Lofgren for yielding, but also for her tireless leadership on so many issues that confront our country today. I rise in strong support of H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019. It is a historic bill to restore…

I thank the gentleman very much for yielding me additional time. Mr. Speaker, this bill is a good first step to ensure that our background checks are strengthened, that we keep guns out of the wrong hands, and that we close these…

Let me thank the gentlewoman for yielding and, also, for her tremendous leadership on the House Rules Committee. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the rule and Congressman Castro's resolution to stop President Trump's fake…

Finally, Mr. Speaker, let me just say it is the first step. It is far from perfect, but it does lay the groundwork that really addresses many of the issues that myself and my colleagues on the conference committee have fought so hard for…

First of all, let me thank Chairwoman Lowey for yielding. Also, I must thank her for her tireless work, day and night, on behalf of the American people. Also, let me thank our Homeland Security chairwoman, Lucille Roybal- Allard, for her…

I want to offer my condolences and prayers to my dear friend, Congressman Walter Jones, and also to the people of North Carolina, who lost a tireless champion. Throughout his time in service, Congressman Jones never lost sight of those he…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Also, I thank Representative Khanna, Representative Pocan, and Chairman McGovern for their work in bringing this very critical measure to the floor. Of course, I rise in strong support of H.J. Res. 37…

Yesterday was the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that affirmed the constitutional right to an abortion. This decision allowed millions of women to come out of the shadows and access lifesaving…

Once again, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her tremendous leadership on so many issues. I rise today in strong support of H.J. Res. 28, this continuing resolution bill to reopen the government through February 28. This…

First of all, I thank our chair for yielding, for her tireless leadership, and for reminding us very clearly that we need to open up the government right away. As a Representative from northern California, let me just say that I remember…

I ask my colleagues in both parties to vote today, on what would have been Dr. King's 90th birthday, to condemn white nationalism and white supremacy. Madam Speaker, I urge a ``yes'' vote on this resolution.

Let me thank Chairwoman McCollum for her leadership on this issue as we try to get the government open. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the fiscal year 2019 Interior appropriations bill, which provides $35 billion to partially…