WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12), senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and Congressional Representative to the United Nations, released the following statement on reports of Senate Republicans blocking critical Biden administration nominees as political retribution on behalf of Donald Trump. "I remain undeterred in my duty as Democratic Congressional Representative to the   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Co-Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus, released the following statement on the SCOTUS decision handed down today in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (AHM) v. FDA. "This baseless case was brought by anti-abortion extremists who will try any tactic to attack reproductive rights and freedoms. Mifepristone is extremely safe and effective: the FDA approved its use in 2000, and it has be  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, released the following statement upon passage of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the House of Representatives. "Once again, this extremist Republican majority has forced through a defense bill that ignores the needs of the American people and our allies while cont  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) issued the following statement on the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: "I arrived in the U.S. at the age of five, and I deeply empathize with the countless young immigrants who have shared a similar journey. These children deserve access to the same opportunities I had to become citizens and to build lives here in the  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) voted against the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) following Republicans' insertion of extreme amendments into the final bill. Such amendments would restrict access to reproductive services, jeopardize health care coverage for LGBTQI+ service members and families, and end diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) introduced the Disaster Relief for Farm Workers Act to provide compensation for farm workers who lose out on work and pay due to extreme weather, public health emergencies, and other disasters. U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.-18) and Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.-06) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. Califor  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Representatives Barbara Lee (CA-12), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Eli Crane (AZ-02), and Andy Biggs (AZ-05) today led an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 requiring the Pentagon to perform an annual independent audit or risk a reduction in the discretionary budget authority available for the Department of Defense by .5 percent. "I'm pleased that my bipartisan amendment  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's ruling, led by extremist Justice Clarence Thomas, to reverse a federal ban on bump stocks. "Bump stocks have been used in some of the deadliest mass shootings in our country's history. It's unconscionable that the extreme majority of the Supreme Court, led by Clarence Thomas, would overturn a federal ban on these deadly   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Barbara Lee (CA-12), Lois Frankel (FL-22), and Grace Meng (NY-06) introduced a resolution to reaffirm the goals of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, Egypt, advancing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights. The resolution commends the notable progress made in achieving the goals set in 1994 at the ICPD and subsequent conf  more