Rep. Barbara Lee

Democrat  •  9th District, California  •  7th Term  •  Sworn In 1997
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 96%
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11/09/09
A Win for Abortion Opponents in House Bill

...debate heated up in the halls of Capitol Hill - and on the House floor itself. "It's outrageous," said California Rep. Barbara Lee. "It further places the religious views of some into our public policy." Special Report: Health Care Reform Related: Hous

Source: CBS News
11/08/09
RE: Barbara Lee

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), who attended the unveiling, said the same grassroots mobilization that helped elect Obama is needed to achieve a bill ...

Source: Afro American
11/08/09
Abortion fires burning

...private sector. "It is ridiculous," said Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. "No one plans an unplanned pregnancy." Oakland Democrat Barbara Lee said it will "take us back to the days of back-alley abortions," and is a dangerous intrusion of religion into the s

11/08/09
Prep results from Nov. 7

TOP FIVE FINISHERS -- Claire Turner (Red Bank), 19:46.20; Barbara Lee Ball (David Lipscomb), 19:56.41; Ashley Ellenburg (Greeneville), 20:38.03; ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
11/08/09
Call for bold action: California congresswoman keynotes local NAACP event

US Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, talks with Mike Williams, president of the Bloomington-Normal Branch NAACP, center, ...

Source: Bloomington Pantagraph
11/08/09
Congressional Briefs: Black lawmakers laud health care vote

8, 2009, 12 am - Rep. Barbara Lee, a California Democrat and head of the Congressional Black Caucus, released the following statement yesterday after the ...

Source: Redding News Review
11/07/09
RE: Barbara Lee

But Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., joined by Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus who supported a robust public ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
11/07/09
MBA, ML King win state cross country titles

David Lipscomb freshman Barbara Lee Ball ran a 19:56.41 to finish second, 10 seconds behind Red Bank's Claire Turner in the A/AA girls race. ...

Source: The Tennessean
11/07/09
RE: Barbara Lee

"It is ridiculous," said Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. "No one plans an unplanned pregnancy." Oakland Democrat Barbara Lee said it will "take us back to the ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
11/06/09
Roundtable Discussion Gathers Congressional Black Caucus Members

Barbara Lee (Calif.) Lee, first elected to Congress in 1998, was sworn in as Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus in January 2009. ...

Source: iBerkshires.com
11/06/09
Bipartisan Support Grows for Addressing Nation's Hepatitis Scourge

Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and GK Butterfield (DN.C.) and Del. Donna Christensen (D-Virgin Islands) have all signed on ...

Source: Roll Call (subscription)
11/06/09
Bipartisan Support Grows for Addressing Nation’s Hepatitis Scourge

...has already enlisted prominent bipartisan support that spans the political spectrum. Reps. Todd Platts (R-Pa.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) and Del. Donna Christensen (D-Virgin Islands)

Source: Roll Call
11/05/09
RE: Barbara Lee

I mean, the truth is, Henry Waxman, Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters, Charles Rangel, Brad Sherman, Barbara Lee and all the rest of that silly crowd vote exactly ...

Source: WND.com
11/05/09
Senate blocks census citizenship question

... Message (optional): Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA), Rep. Lacy Clay (D-MO), Congressional Black Caucus chair Rep. Barbara Lee (D-TX), Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) hold a news conference outside the U.S. Captiol Oct. 22 to voice the

11/05/09
Retired Judge Cassimatis remembered as caring child advocate

Longtime juvenile public defender Barbara Lee Krier, Cassimatis's law clerk in 1981-82, fought back tears. "Everything done in the commonwealth in the last ...

Source: York Daily Record
11/05/09
BOOK REVIEW: 'Muslim Mafia' Reveals Plans of Radical Islam Through CAIR, Other ...

Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-TX; Rep. Barbara Lee, D-CA; and Rep. Charles Rangell, D-NY. Well-known Israel hater Rep. Pete Stark, D-CA, is on the list, but so is, ...

Source: HNN Huntingtonnews.net
11/05/09
Democrats eye shift in priorites

...echoed the idea that the elections showed that the only way to build toward victory is to aggressively push the agenda items envisioned in January. "We have to do it all," said Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus...

Source: Denver Post
11/05/09
CNN Student News: Daily Discussion

...government use the census? What question do some lawmakers want added to next year's census form, and why? How have Rep. Barbara Lee and the Director of the Census Bureau responded to this proposal? Do you think that the census form should include the c

Source: CNN
11/04/09
Cuba Travel Ban Hearing at US Congress

... Barbara Lee of California, who recently met in Havana with President Raul Castro. Back in February, only two weeks after Barack Obama took office, Rep. ...

Source: Havana Times
11/04/09
RE: Barbara Lee

REP. BARBARA LEE, (D) CALIFORNIA: So we cannot allow lawmakers to use divisive tactics to scare people into not participating in the 2010 census. ...

Source: CNN
11/03/09
Afghan War Vets Patrol Halls of Congress to Stop Troop Escalation

and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.). "But we're not just meeting with progressives," assures Leighton Woodhouse, a Brave New Films aide escorting the men. Rep. ...

Source: Common Dreams (press release)
11/03/09
Bell wins in the 20th

After Barbara Lee, vice-chairwoman of the Staunton Democratic Committee, suggested Curren run for council following his speech, he said he would consider it ...

Source: Staunton News Leader
11/03/09
RE: Barbara Lee

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) is one of several opposing the resolution who note that Goldstone's report has an out for Israel: Investigate yourself. - Reps. ...

Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency
11/02/09
'Televi Digest' host inspires others

During the series' run, Kim was known as Barbara Lee, a stage name the producer chose for broader appeal at the time. A generation grew up watching Kim at a ...

Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin
11/02/09
Last Campaign Efforts by Democrats in the Valley

Staunton Democratic Committee Vice-Chair Barbara Lee says volunteers have been hustling all day Monday. She says they are going door-to-door, phone banking, ...

Source: WHSV
11/01/09
RE: Barbara Lee

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) released the following statement applauding Obama's decision to formally repeal the United States travel and immigration ...

Source: Redding News Review
10/31/09
Obama lifts HIV travel ban

...apart." LeCompte said the ban also has kept AIDS researchers and prevention educators in the In a statement Friday, Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, called the ban the "last vestiges of an unjust and discriminatory policy" that has prevented the United Sta

10/31/09
Obama lifts HIV travel ban

...apart." LeCompte said the ban also has kept AIDS researchers and prevention educators in the In a statement Friday, Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, called the ban the "last vestiges of an unjust and discriminatory policy" that has prevented the United Sta

10/31/09
Obama lifts HIV travel ban

...apart." LeCompte said the ban also has kept AIDS researchers and prevention educators in the In a statement Friday, Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, called the ban the "last vestiges of an unjust and discriminatory policy" that has prevented the United Sta

10/31/09
Including Illegal Aliens in 2010 Raises Serious Constitutional & Voting Rights ...

Mike Honda (D-CA), Rep. Barbara Lee, (D-CA) and Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA). (CQ Today, October 23, 2009). Velazquez, Honda and Lee are respectively the chairs of ...

Source: Right Side News

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