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Barbara Lee

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Barbara Jean Lee is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 12th congressional district since 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, she is known for her progressive stance on various issues, including gun control, healthcare, and social justice. Lee has been a prominent voice in Congress, advocating for policies that address inequality and promote peace.

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Dec 17, 2024

That is right. It was an embarrassment, and it was a stigma on us. Welfare queens, that is what they tried to call us.

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Dec 17, 2024

I thank Congresswoman Lee Carter for her leadership and her friendship. I was her mother's personal photographer, and we did travel the world. What Sheila wanted, Sheila got because she was a true warrior woman, as is Mrs. Lee Carter. Mr…

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Dec 17, 2024

Let me tell you what a pleasure it is to work with my friend, Congressman DeSaulnier, because there are very few people who will take on issues that they really aren't quite settled with, and he did. Race, racism, and systemic racism, all…

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Dec 17, 2024

He has come around all the way, full circle. Mr. DeSAULNIER. I just don't get it sometimes. Barbara, as a neighbor, colleague, and friend, I just wanted to come down and thank you and talk about two specific instances where you made me a…

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Dec 17, 2024

I am right next door. Mr. DeSAULNIER. I know. I know you are going to be coming and using that finger every once in a while saying: Come on, man. In our districts, if you come to the bay area, you can still see bumper stickers that say…

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Dec 17, 2024

Well, Congresswoman Sewell, let me just say thank you. I want to make sure everyone knows you represent Selma, Alabama. She represents the heart and soul of the civil rights movement. Terri Sewell has put Selma and its aspirations and its…

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Dec 17, 2024

We have an Oakland-Birmingham, Oakland-Selma connection, which is so important because of you, though, Terri.

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Dec 17, 2024

Thank you, Gwen Moore, and I told you: Don't get weary, and you will get there, and you reap what you sow, and you got it. Thank you for being our voice on the Ways and Means Committee. God bless you. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance…

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Dec 17, 2024

Representative Moore, thank you very much for reminding us of that, and let me just say because of Republicans and Democrats we have saved 25 million lives, and we must have a permanent clean extension of PEPFAR. President Bush and I…

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Dec 17, 2024

Well, let me just say to Representative Gwen Moore, I am so happy you came to Cuba in spite of no option for me except to invite you to Cuba because you came back and continued to do the work to help normalize relations with Cuba. All we…

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Dec 17, 2024

Thank you so much, Paul, for those words and for your friendship and for your leadership and for being someone who I can talk to confidentially. You mentioned my mother. Actually, when she was giving birth, she needed a C-section. They…

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Dec 17, 2024

Thank you, my sister, Rashida Tlaib. Let me thank you for your strength and for again being a voice that has never been represented before on this floor. Also let me thank you for staying strong and not growing weary, Rashida, because you…

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