Barbara Lee

I want to thank the gentlewoman from Florida for yielding and for her tremendous and steady leadership in bringing us all together during these very important Congressional Black Caucus Special Order hours. Yes, Congresswoman Chisolm made…

I rise this evening to commemorate World AIDS Day. This year's theme is Collective Action: Sustain and Accelerate HIV Progress. Indeed, our collective action has delivered immense success to overcome the AIDS epidemic. While our Federal…

I thank Mr. McGovern for this Special Order and for giving me a minute to speak, but also for his tremendous leadership because this is such an important issue that I think sometimes gets swept under the rug. There are a couple of things I…

In 2010 it began to be used widely, primarily by Black Americans to bring awareness to social inequities such as racial injustice, sexism, and denial of LGBTQ+ rights. Today, the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines ``woke'' as ``aware of…

I hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will join me in voting for the motion to recommit.

I thank our ranking member, Mr. Meeks, for his tremendous leadership on so many fronts especially as it relates to global peace and security. I thank him for yielding me time. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 1425. Now, we…

It demonstrates and shows us exactly what he believes in by selecting a JD Vance, who is quite you know, as the campaign said, weird, but also pretty unprepared, very scary in many respects.

Let me first take a moment to thank Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick for her leadership and to thank the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and the entire Congressional Black Caucus for leading this tribute tonight to our…

But when you look at how he saved lives and livelihoods during the COVID pandemic, and when you look at how hard he has fought to make sure that the cost of living comes down, the cost of groceries, the cost of gasoline, he has to continue…

Well, I hope that we become unified as a party and move forward. We cannot allow Donald Trump to win.

When you look at Donald Trump, who is a pathological liar, when you look at the fact that he wants to dismantle our democracy and establish a dictatorship, when you look at - and I was sitting on the floor of Congress on January 6th, that…

I believe that people really are seeing the real President Joe Biden.

Today I was unavoidably detained and unable to cast my vote on Roll Call No. 320. Had I been present, I would have voted NO. Amendment No. 72 Offered by Mr. Waltz The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. Amendment No. 75 Offered by Mr. Wilson of South Carolina The…

Just to clarify, I didn't say that USAID had a heavy hand. What I said was that the distribution of aid from this pier is at least partially managed by USAID. That is what I said. It would be, I think, wise to not mislead the public, and…

As the designee of the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.

First of all, to stand against the PRC or any adversary, we must be in the room. Doubling down at the United Nations is not going to make the United States excel in our global leadership as we should continue to do as it relates to peace…

Once again, let me just reiterate that this is an authorization issue. It is not an issue for the Appropriations Committee. Mr. Chair, I urge a ``no'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I ask for a ``no'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Tenney). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 64 Offered by Ms. Tenney The Acting CHAIR. It is…

Let me just say we bombed the heck out of Iraq. We, unfortunately, were responsible for refugees and for the deaths of Iraqis. We at least should help the Iraqi people rebuild and move forward. Our assistance to Iraq mitigates extremism…

Of course, I fully disagree with the gentleman. This is about questioning our moral objectives. Using millions of people's lives as a negotiating tactic is truly questionable and despicable. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my…

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment No. 54 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. It is…

In closing, I don't know why the gentleman is making this about Israel. NSM-20 implements a regular process for reviewing these requirements and reporting to Congress. Taxpayers deserve to be ensured that these processes are upheld for…