{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/congresswoman-lee-awarded-the-interaction-congressional-service-award", "CONGRESSWOMAN LEE AWARDED THE INTERACTION CONGRESSIONAL SERVICE AWARD", "2001-06-06", "2001", "2001-06", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Barbara Lee", "L000551", "lee.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "06.06.01\n\t\t\t CONGRESSWOMAN LEE AWARDED THE INTERACTION CONGRESSIONAL SERVICE AWARD \n\t\t\t\r\nLee honored as a Leader in Combating the Global HIV/AIDS Crisis\r\nWashington, DC - Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) today was awarded the InterAction Congressional Service Award for her\r\nwork in Congress and her support of initiatives to combat the global HIV/AIDS crisis.  InterAction is a diverse coalition of more than 165 US-based\r\nrelief, development, environmental and refugee agencies working in\r\nmore than 100 countries around the world. The Congressional Service\r\nAward is given in recognition of leadership on international\r\nhuman rights and development issues.  \"I am honored to receive this award, but the real recognition\r\nshould go to the many organizations and people who are dedicated\r\nto international humanitarian, development and relief efforts,\" said\r\nLee. \"The support we receive from organizations like those that\r\nare members of InterAction, is invaluable in our work to combat the\r\nHIV/AIDS pandemic.\"  Recognizing that national boundaries will not stop the spread of HIV/AIDS, Congresswoman Lee has worked successfully to  \r\npass legislation that will initiate multilateral international efforts\r\nto fight the devastating disease. She was co-author of H.R. 3519,\r\nthe Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act of 2000, which was signed\r\ninto law by President Clinton and could ultimately\r\nleverage over $1 billion to combat global HIV/AIDS. More recently,\r\nCongresswoman Lee has introduced legislation to increase\r\nthe worldwide affordability of AIDS drugs and linking international\r\ndebt relief to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and social and\r\nhealth infrastructure.  \"The fight to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS must be waged on many different fronts. The HIV/AIDS crisis cannot be removed from\r\nthe context of regional stability, poverty alleviation, development, and the empowerment of women,\" said Lee. \"In order to fully\r\naddress the HIV/AIDS crisis we must also address the many other problems that plague developing countries.\"  With headquarters in 25 states and grassroots chapters in many others, InterAction member organizations promote economic  \r\ndevelopment and self-reliance, improve health and education, provide\r\nrelief to victims of disasters and wars, assist refugees,  \r\n   advance human rights, protect the environment, address population concerns, advocate for more just public policies and  \r\n   increase understanding and cooperation between people.\r\n###\r\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/congresswoman-lee-awarded-the-interaction-congressional-service-award"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.411322969943285, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}