Rep. Barbara Lee met last week with House Speaker Paul Ryan. 13TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTAs East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee expected, House Speaker Paul Ryan removed her proposed repeal of the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force amendment Tuesday night from… Read More ›
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No surprise here: Speaker Paul Ryan not likely to accept Barbara Lee’s AUMF repeal amendment
Rep. Barbara Lee’s famous Sept. 2001 speech opposing authorization for war in Afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks. 13TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTThe powerful House Appropriations Committee offered a sympathetic ear two weeks ago to Rep. Barbara Lee‘s amendment to a defense budget bill that… Read More ›
It’s Congressman Khanna now
Rep. Ro Khanna, his wife, Ritu Ahuja and Speaker Paul Ryan Tuesday during a ceremonial swearing-in. SCREENSHOT/C-SPAN CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |Rep. Ro Khanna’s first order of business Tuesday morning was to register a voice vote in support of House… Read More ›
Lee, Honda, Swalwell represent East Bay for House gun control sit-in
Democrats protesting on the House floor. CONGRESS | Alameda County’s three members of the House of Representatives had starring roles in the historic protest by Democrats on the House floor Wednesday urging for votes on a pair of gun-related bills…. Read More ›
That time Barbara Lee and Paul Ryan tussled over race
Rep. Barbara Lee and new Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan have history. CONGRESS | DISTRICT 13 | “I congratulate Paul Ryan on his election as Speaker of the House today,” East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee said Thursday of the new… Read More ›
Down Ballot, May 28, 2014; 6 Days to Election Day
Kamala Harris attended a fundraiser Tuesday for Rep. Mike Honda. PHOTO/Shane Bond STATE SENATE DISTRICT 10 As Democrats Bob Wieckowski and Mary Hayashi continue sniping at each other, Republican Peter Kuo attended a memorial Tuesday for one of the South… Read More ›
Bill O’Reilly calls Barbara Lee a ‘Race Hustler’
Bill O’Reilly CONGRESS | 13TH DISTRICT | Rep. Barbara Lee brought home a $2.8 million federal grant this week for Asian health services in Oakland, but that’s not what made headlines. Instead, a tit-for-tat, first with Rep. Paul Ryan and… Read More ›
Barbara Lee: When Paul Ryan says ‘Inner City’ he means ‘Black’
CONGRESS | 13TH DISTRICT | When Republicans drop carefully crafted phrases like “welfare queen”, “Dred Scott” and “Barack Hussein Obama, they are called dog whistles. While they may not signify much to some on the surface they conversely ring the… Read More ›
On Ryan/Murray Budget: Lee Blasts; Swalwell Backs
Rep. Barbara Lee votes no. CONGRESS | BUDGET | Rep. Barbara Lee had tough words for the bipartisan budget bill passed Thursday by the House, which leaves over 1.3 million Americans without unemployment checks early next year, while fellow Alameda County… Read More ›
Lee Calls GOP Budget "A Roadmap To Ruin"; Stark Says Plan Will Gut Medicare
CONGRESSMar. 20, 2012 | Two of the East Bay’s most prominent lawmakers in Congress harshly criticized today a Republican budget proposal aiming to significantly cut spending over the next decade. The plan issued by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the chairman of the… Read More ›
Stark Tries to Sidestep Report Calling Medicare Insolvent by 2024
MEDICARE EXPERT ATTRIBUTES 5-YEAR DECLINE IN PROGRAM’S INSOLVENCY TO THE ECONOMY; GOP DISAGREESBy Steven Tavaressteven.tavares@eastbaycitizen.comFollow @eastbaycitizen on twitter Republican rushed to paint a report from two Medicare trustees estimating the program to be insolvent by 2024 as proof the health… Read More ›