Honorable Barbara Lee
United States Representative, California, Democrat
Senator Lee was first elected in April 1998 to fill the remaining term of retiring Representative Ron Dellums. She served in the California State Assembly from 1990 to 1996 and in the California State Senate from 1996 to 1998. She sits on the Appropriations Committee and the Budget Committee. The following is from a December 7, 2016, statement on the House floor on H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act. I rise today in opposition to H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act, a bill which aims to authorize and promote biomedical research, mental health, opioid abuse assistance, and advance…
