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Lee is also a leader in the effort to increase humanitarian support for the
Cuban people and overturn the embargo against Cuba. Likewise, Lee was one of
only five U.S. Representatives to vote against a resolution supporting the
December 1998 bombing of Iraq and the only Member of Congress to vote against a
March 24, 1999 resolution regarding the commitment of troops to Kosovo, votes
which have been deemed "courageous" by her constituents and by peace activists
nationwide.
Congresswoman Lee has also taken a leadership role in fighting for affordable
housing. She recently helped to secured a $34 million Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) Hope VI Revitalization Grant for the Housing Authority
of the City of Oakland, which will be used to revitalize the Coliseum Gardens
public housing development.
At the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Western Regional Summit on
Housing and Wealth Accumulation, in Oakland, Fannie Mae contributed $500,000 to
the Community Bank of the Bay that will be used to establish a line of credit.
The West Oakland, community-based, Northern California Land Trust (NCLT) will
use this line of credit, with assistance from Fannie Mae, private lenders, and
HUD, to identify, acquire, restore, and resell properties at a very low cost to
low-income residents under the guidance of a Board of Directors.
In 1998, Congresswoman Lee led a community wide response to Alameda County's
African American AIDS crisis. This effort led to the declaration of a State of
Emergency on HIV/AIDS in Alameda County, which resulted in an increase of over
$5 million in local HIV/AIDS care and services funding.
Ms. Lee's recent work with colleagues to develop a bi-partisan strategy to
address the global AIDS crisis culminated when President Clinton signed H.R.
3519, the Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act of 2000, allocating over $1
billion to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa. The bill creates the World Bank AIDS Trust
Fund, also known as the AIDS Marshall Plan for Africa. By providing grant
funding, not loans, this public and private partnership will authorize $300
million over two years to address the AIDS pandemic. The bill also allocates
hundreds of millions of dollars to the President's global AIDS initiatives, and
other international HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis initiatives.
Earlier this year, Rep. Lee also successfully offered an amendment to the
Foreign Operations Appropriations bill that increased the President's funding
request for international HIV/AIDS by $42 million for FY01. The amendment
increased the account for Agency for International Development Child Survival
and Disease Programs Fund. The additional funds will be directed to the
prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Representative Lee serves on the House Committee on Banking and Financial
Services and the House Committee on International Relations. She is also a
member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus,
and the Congressional Women's Caucus. Like her predecessor, Congressman Ron
Dellums, Rep. Lee has worked diligently to strengthen economic development in
the Bay Area by supporting the redevelopment of military bases. The
Congresswoman has also worked to reduce class size and increase the amount of
money directed to educational programs and initiatives, including helping to
raise millions in federal and local funds for math and science education at the
Chabot Observatory and Science Center in Oakland and for technology education
and training in the district.
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