Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12) on June 28 announced that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is allocating $1,864,136,508.93 in funds from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program to help close the digital divide in California
The California Transportation Commission approved on Wednesday a $30.2 million Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP) grant for the City of Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) to deliver long-anticipated improvements to the Embarcadero West Rail Corridor located in the Jack London Square District of Oakland.
The City of Oakland is seeking a community-based organization (CBO) to serve as a subrecipient for the California Department of Social Services’ Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems (CRISES) Grant Program.
With large crowds anticipated at several locations for the upcoming 4th of July holiday, the City of Oakland will implement temporary safety measures where many gather to enjoy festivities, including at Grizzly Peak, where people gather for a great view of Bay Area fireworks on the Fourth of July.
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12) and Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-51) on June 26 introduced a resolution to fully invest in and address the child poverty crisis in America
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12) issued the following statement one year after the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (CA-12) joined Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on a bicameral letter with over 70 of their colleagues urging President Biden to discuss the need to protect human rights and democratic values in India as he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12) on June 22 proposed an amendment to address waste, fraud and abuse within the Pentagon that was included in the final text of the Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Defense Appropriations bill
On June 21, U.S. Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Judy Chu (D-CA) today filed a “discharge petition” that could force Speaker Kevin McCarthy to hold a vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act – a landmark piece of legislation that would restore the protections that were in place under Roe v. Wade
U.S. Representatives Barbara Lee (CA-12) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and are on June 21 introducing a resolution which seeks to fully eradicate poverty throughout the United States
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12) led a bipartisan group of 54 U.S. Representatives in urging Secretary Blinken and the Biden Administration to stop all military assistance to Azerbaijan and urged a stronger U.S. response to Azerbaijan’s ongoing blockade and aggression against Artsakh’s 120,000 indigenous Armenian Christian population