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Barbara Lee

(1946–1992) Politician

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Barbara Lee was a politician, best known for Renegade for Peace and Justice.

Quick Facts About Barbara Lee

Born: July 16, 1946
Died: January 1, 1992
Profession: Politician
Notable works: Renegade for Peace and Justice

About Barbara Lee

Barbara Jean Lee is an American politician who has served as the 52nd mayor of Oakland since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Lee previously served as a U.S. representative from California from 1998 to 2025, representing California's 12th congressional district. She also served in both houses of the California State Legislature from 1990 to 1998.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Barbara Lee

I wish the press were paying more attention to the erosion of the Constitution and the slippery slope that we're getting into,…

Attention

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Kids can't see us bombing, and then listen to us talking about getting guns out of the schools. How can we tell…

Ability

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I told Mr. Nader today that a vote for Ralph Nader is really a vote for George Bush.

Bush

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[To the House of Representatives before casting the only vote against allowing George W. Bush to use 'all necesary and appropriate force'…

Allowing

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Oh, it was a disaster, .. It went down like a lead balloon. I don't know why. I had thought the women…

Audience

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Nine years ago on September 14, 2001, I placed the lone vote against the 'Authorization for Use of Military Force' - an…

Blank

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I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States.

Action

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As the daughter of a 25-year veteran of the armed forces, I am incredibly thankful for the sacrifices our women and men…

Afghanistan

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What they are doing is taking something that otherwise creates pollution and turning it into something useful.

Creates

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We all agree that we've got to bring these terrorists to justice and to make sure that they're never allowed to perpetrate…

Act

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In fact, not only do I support eliminating soft money, but I support full public financing for campaigns.

Campaigns

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We must use all the tools of American power in resolving disputes, including diplomacy. And we must have sufficient congressional debate and…

American

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It takes a variety of strategies and initiatives to address this pandemic. It's about life and death and the survival of humanity.

Addresses

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I agree with Pres. Barack Obama, Iraqis need a political solution. No war in Iraq!

Agree

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My goal is to help elect not only the first but second woman president. That will be real progress. I believe our…

Being real

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The last two elections were stolen. They were stolen and so we will not rest until we reclaim our democracy and this…

About

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Let us not become the evil that we deplore.

Black history

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We need to honor our troops who served and show our support by giving our men and women who served the best…

Available

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I think that there's going to be a rush to judgment on civil liberties, and a clamping down, a suspension of our…

Balance

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Recently, I was in Africa monitoring elections when right on the street, this guy started beating a woman. I got out of…

America

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I am also deeply concerned with the widespread, often undiagnosed, incidents of PTSD and the alarming suicide rates amongst our returning soldiers.

Concerned

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Secretary of state Colin Powell himself eloquently pointed out the many ways to get at the root of this problem... economic, diplomatic,…

Believe

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We must not let history repeat itself in Iraq. The reality is there is no military solution in Iraq. This is a…

Accounts

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