Barbara Lee

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this emergency supplemental to support Ukraine and to address the global impacts of Putin's brutal invasion and war. I thank Chairwoman DeLauro, our Speaker…

I am glad to be able to speak on behalf of H.R. 3807, which will deliver more funding to restaurants and small businesses, which really deserve their Representatives to speak up, stand up, and work for them because they desperately need…

It is a multibillion-dollar industry also that brings tax revenue of billions to our States. Over 950 are people arrested daily for marijuana-related offenses. This is truly unjust. So we must end this failed policy of marijuana…

I just want to remind you, we put this in the Defense appropriations bill to ban funding for this discriminatory rule. The military understood it. Due to our advocacy, a few years later the U.S. Navy removed their discriminatory policy…

I thank Congresswoman Jackson Lee for reminding us of Shirley Chisholm's history here in the Capitol as a member of the Agriculture Committee. Now, you know I worked for the late Ron Dellums starting in 1975, and I worked for him for 11…

We will go to another fighter who has just come here from the great State of Ohio, who has a remarkable record fighting for voting rights and justice and is a woman who serves her community in ways that every Member of Congress should…

I thank very much Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for that very comprehensive statement about our shero, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. Congresswoman Jackson Lee certainly is the epitome of who she was. I am so happy that she raised some…

I thank very much Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson for that powerful statement and also reminding us of her humble beginnings. She also, when she came to Congress, championed the rights of domestic workers and of low-income people. It…

Whether in the Halls of Congress, our districts, or across the world, we will not tolerate Islamophobia. We know what it is. We must work together to end this bigotry. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 5665. Mr…

These investments, along with other important investments in housing, jobs, and community investment, are on hold until we complete our work for fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills. So we must not shrink from our global responsibility…

Let me first thank our chair, Congresswoman DeLauro, for yielding and for her tremendous leadership throughout this overall process because, I tell you, this continuing resolution, it really should not be necessary. We have had ample time…

Today the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments for the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. This case is the first time in 50 years that the Court is hearing a case that directly challenges Roe v. Wade. Half of the States…

I thank Congresswoman Speier for her leadership as well as Chairman Deutch and the Speaker for bringing this with urgency. Representative Gosar used taxpayer-funded resources to publicize a cartoon of him killing one of our House…

I thank Chair DeLauro for her tremendous leadership, as well as our Speaker, for ensuring that our government stays open and responds to key emergencies here at home and abroad. It is really a shame that we have to vote on this measure…

Today, we will vote on my amendment, Lee 41, to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act to reduce from this year's bill egregious Pentagon budget increases that were added during the committee markup. Our amendment will reduce no less…

We not only have a moral responsibility to provide safe harbor for vulnerable Afghans who fear for their lives but also to provide humanitarian assistance to those suffering inside Afghanistan. At least 18.4 million people in Afghanistan…

I thank Chairman Nadler for yielding. I thank Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Whip Clyburn, and so many Members for their leadership in keeping our eyes on the prize. Now, the Supreme Court gutted critical protections of…

I reiterate my support for the amendment, and urge my colleagues to support it, and I yield back the balance of my time.

First of all, let me just say, in responding to Mr. Smith, it is really long overdue to stop partisan attempts to scapegoat and score political points over UNFPA. The fact remains that UNFPA vigorously opposes any and all coercive…

I would just like to respond to the gentleman from New Jersey and read a section of this bill. It says: ``None of the funds made available in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be made available to any…

I am very proud, Mr. Speaker, to present the fiscal year 2022 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations bill for the first time as chairwoman of this critically important subcommittee. Indeed, it is an honor to be…

First, let me thank my colleague and the gentleman from Colorado for his gracious comments, remarks, and leadership. And just know that we are in this together, and we have been in this together for a long, long time. And this is really…

I thank Chair Lofgren for her leadership. I'd also like to thank our Speaker, our Majority Leader, our Whip, Mr. Clyburn, Chairwoman Beatty, Chairman Bennie Thompson, and Congressman Butterfield for moving this legislation forward with the…

The President earlier stated his support for the bill, saying that the 2002 AUMF will not impact current military operations, but repeal can prevent our country from entering another protracted engagement under this outdated authority. We…

Let me first thank our chairman, Mr. Meeks, for moving this bill through committee. It wasn't an easy lift, and his leadership was extremely important in getting us to where we are today. I also thank Leader Hoyer, Speaker Pelosi, and let…