Press Releases
Sep 12, 2012
Barbara Lee Issues Statement on Attack in Benghazi, Libya
Congresswoman Lee issues a response to the killing of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three Embassy staff.
Sep 11, 2012
Congresswoman Lee Issues Statement on the Eleventh Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks
Congresswoman Barbara Lee issues a statement on the eleventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Sep 9, 2012
Lee to GOP: Stop Standing in the Way of Moving Our Economy Forward
Congresswoman Barbara Lee issues a response to the figures released by the Department of Labor showing the economy added 96,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 8.1 percent in August.
Aug 30, 2012
Lee Announces Federal Youth Reentry Grant
Congresswoman Barbara Lee announces that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will award the city of Oakland a $750,000 Demonstration Programs Continuation Grant to fund juvenile reentry programs.
Aug 25, 2012
Rep. Lee Praises HHS App Challenge
Congresswoman Lee praises the Department of Health and Human Services announcement regarding the Reducing Cancer Among Women of Color App Challenge, an initiative to motivate entrepreneurs to create a mobile device application to help underserved women.
Aug 3, 2012
Lee to GOP: We Need a Jobs Bill
Congresswoman Lee issues a response to the figures released by the Department of Labor showing a rise in the unemployment rate to 8.3 percent.
Aug 2, 2012
Barbara Lee: Reckless Republican Tax Cuts for Rich Hurt Families, Working Poor
Congresswoman Barbara Lee offered this statement after the GOP-led house voted to pass H.R. 8, a bill to extend all the Bush tax cuts for the rich and end vital middle and working class tax credits like the Child Tax Credit.
Aug 1, 2012
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Calls for the End of AIDS
Congresswoman Barbara Lee thanks the International AIDS Society for choosing Washington, D.C. as the host city.
Jul 27, 2012
Lee Statement on White House Initiative on Education Excellence for African-Americans
Congresswoman Barbara Lee issued a statement after President Obama signed an executive order establishing the White House Initiative on Education Excellence for African-Americans.
Jul 19, 2012
Barbara Lee Introduces Bill Providing Policy and Financing Framework to Achieve an AIDS Free Generation
Congresswoman Barbara Lee introduced H.R. 6138, a bill that articulates a policy and financing framework to achieve an AIDS-Free Generation in the United States and globally.
