{"id":31,"date":"2008-02-12T20:45:27","date_gmt":"2008-02-13T03:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2008\/02\/12\/rep-barbara-lee-gives-annual-state-of-the-district-address\/"},"modified":"2008-02-24T09:14:45","modified_gmt":"2008-02-24T17:14:45","slug":"rep-barbara-lee-gives-annual-state-of-the-district-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/31\/rep-barbara-lee-gives-annual-state-of-the-district-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Barbara Lee gives annual State of the District address"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/barbara_lee_oakland_town_hall_070226\/mw2w0984_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nRep. Barbara Lee, file photo.<br \/>\n<strong>Photo by Luke                  Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Maya Strausberg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>February 12, 2008<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, gave her annual State of the District                  address Monday in front of hundreds of Bay Area residents and                  discussed issues both local and global.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We must forge beyond our progress in delivering economic                  security for all by providing a living wage for all Americans,                  by making housing a fundamental right, by finally delivering on                  universal health care for all, by ensuring every child has access                  to a quality public education at all levels and by ensuring our                  trade polices are just and fair,&#8221; Lee said.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>She went on to pinpoint bringing the troops home from Iraq, ending                  genocide in Darfur and preventing the spread of HIV and AIDS on                  a global level as steps of great importance to Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Shutting down Guantanamo Bay and preventing war in Iran were                  also high on Lee&#8217;s list.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We must forge beyond our progress in protecting the environment                  and toward achieving energy independence by tackling global warming,                  and; by making sure that in California, our waiver to more aggressively                  curb car emissions is given the green light,&#8221; said Lee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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