Honorable Barbara Lee
United States Representative, California, Democrat
Representative Lee was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in April 1998. In the 109th Congress, she served on the Financial Services and International Relations committees. The following is excerpted from the December 9, 2006, House floor debate on passage of the Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act conference report. Ihad the privilege to visit Indiaa few years ago with my distinguished colleague from New York [Representative Joseph Crowley (D)] and our distinguished colleaguefrom Maryland[Representative Steny Hoyer (D)]. I witnessed firsthand the brillianceand the spirit and the commitment to democracy of the Indian…
