releases: https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/congresswoman-barbara-lee-to-boycott-inauguration-of-president-elect-bush
Data license: MIT · Data source: dwillis/congress-press
This data as json
| url | title | date | year | month | party | chamber | state | member_name | bioguide_id | domain | scraper | source | date_source | text | has_text | collected_at | updated_at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/congresswoman-barbara-lee-to-boycott-inauguration-of-president-elect-bush | CONGRESSWOMAN BARBARA LEE TO BOYCOTT INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT-ELECT BUSH | 2001-01-19 | 2001 | 2001-01 | Democrat | House | CA | Barbara Lee | L000551 | lee.house.gov | legacy | 01.19.01 CONGRESSWOMAN BARBARA LEE TO BOYCOTT INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT-ELECT BUSH Washington, DC - Congresswoman Barbara Lee today announced that she will not attend the inauguration of George W. Bush this Saturday, January 20, 2001."I cannot in good conscience celebrate the inauguration of George W. Bush when in Florida, thousands of Americans were harassed, turned away, or otherwise disenfranchised in the November elections. This travesty of justice and democracy must never happen again, and to that end, I have pledged to make the case at every appropriate opportunity that we need election reform in this country, and we need it now! In losing the popular vote and being selected President by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, President-elect Bush has no mandate from the people. I challenge him to live up to his claim of being a unifier by embracing electoral reform legislation before Congress and directing the U.S. Department of Justice to fully investigate voter disenfranchisement in the 2000 elections in Florida. I look forward to working with President-elect Bush on this and other issues affecting the well-being of the American people. As the famous quote says, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Too many have struggled and died in this country for the right of all adult citizens to vote. We must not forget their fight and bloodshed. We must not forget what happened in Florida in 2000. We must demand action now!" ### Next Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |