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| https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/barbara-lee-disappointed-in-senate-republicans-blocking-of-omnibus-appropriations-package | Barbara Lee Disappointed in Senate Republicans Blocking of Omnibus Appropriations Package | 2010-12-18 | 2010 | 2010-12 | Democrat | House | CA | Barbara Lee | L000551 | lee.house.gov | legacy | 12.18.10 Barbara Lee Disappointed in Senate Republicans Blocking of Omnibus Appropriations Package For Immediate Release December 18, 2010 Contact: Nicole Y. Williams (202) 225-2661 Washington, DC Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) commented Senate Republicans efforts to block the passage of the FY11 Omnibus Appropriations package. By blocking the FY11 Omnibus Appropriations bill the Senate Republicans sent forth the message that the American people are not worth investing in, said Congresswoman Lee. What some would call pork I call a vital investment in education, job training, healthcare, alternative energy, and local law enforcement to ensure the continued prosperity of our nation. In my district alone, this bill would have made investments in a number of critical projects and programs that would have helped put people back to work. "Only in Congress are common sense projects like these considered pork - but funding for the corrupt Karzai regime and tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires are considered vital and necessary, said Congresswoman Lee. The American people deserve a government that works for them, and that is willing to invest in them to ensure that they can get a good education, live healthy and productive lives, obtain meaningful employment, and raise their children in a just and peaceful world. "Furthermore, the Congress is charged by the Constitution with determining how the federal budget should be spent, precisely so that Members of Congress can ensure that their local and state interests are fully represented in the mix. It turns our system of government upside down to suggest -- as those who rail against "pork" do -- that the Congress should just roll over and accept what a President proposes for spending. The President's proposed budget may or may not be the right starting point -- but it cannot under our system of government be considered the end of the debate." It is clear that Republicans do not want our budget to reflect those values. Instead they would rather continue to give tax cuts to the rich and the fat cats on Wall Street for billion dollar bonuses and golden parachutes. I say we must have a budget that takes care of the least of these that is our moral obligation to the people of this country. All told the proposed Senate omnibus bill contained $12.5 million for an array of 25 projects in Congresswoman Lee's district, including: City of Oakland, Oakland, CA Restorative Justice - $300,000 East Bay Community Law Center, Berkeley, CA Clean Slate Clinic for Community Re-entry & Reintegration - $250,000 Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center, Oakland, CA Nonviolence Leadership Program -$250,000 Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, Oakland, CA Restorative Alternatives: Youth Diversion and Re-entry Program - $250,000 Chabot Space and Science Center - $800,000 Children's Hospital Integrated Patient Electronic Records System - $800,000 Oakland Harbor '(50 Foot Project Construction), CA - $2,087,000 Oakland Harbor (Operations and Maintenance), CA - $1,916,000 Economic Vitality of Minority Businesses in Oakland, Oakland African American Chamber Foundation, Oakland, CA $150,000 BEST Program for Port of Oakland Truckers, Hispanic Business Education & Training Inc., Oakland, CA - $150,000 Economic Vitality of Asian Minority Businesses Program, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, Oakland, CA - $150,000 City of Berkeley for stormwater management improvement - $782,000 Emery Unified School District, Emeryville, CA for a summer internship program for youth - $235,000 City of Berkeley, CA for education and other support services to low-income pregnant women and new parents - $250,000 Alameda County Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS Administration, Oakland, CA for an HIV/AIDS prevention, education, and testing initiative - $500,000 Cypress Mandela Training Center, Incorporated, Oakland, CA for a pre-apprenticeship program -$275,000 East Bay Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation, Oakland, CA for job training and employment services - $250,000 Oakland Unified School District, Oakland, CA for supporting the science system and smart center, including equipment - $355,000 Peralta Community College District, Oakland CA for the Maximum Achievement Project, which may include the purchase of equipment - $250,000 Youth Radio, Oakland, CA for training of at-risk youth for employment in the media industry - $250,000 Girls Incorporated of Alameda - $250,000 County, San Leandro, CA for an after-school academic enrichment program, including equipment and technology - $250,000 Eden Housing, Hayward, CA, for support of an after school program - $450,000 ACPWA: Sidewalk Construction in Ashland, Cherryland and Castro Valley Communities, Alameda County, CA - $200,000 ACCMA: I-80/Gilman Street Interchange Improvement Project, Berkeley, CA - $1,000,000 WETA: Berkeley Ferry Service, CA - $500,000 ### Next Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |