‘I was known as Comrade Barbara.’ Now, Congresswoman Barbara Lee controls the State Department budget – Center for Security Policy

Congresswoman Barbara Lee was the sole Member of Congress to vote against using military force against terrorists after the September 11, 2001 al Qaeda attack. This week the 12-term Lee assumed chairmanship of the House subcommittee in charge of the State Department budget. Lee’s entire adult career has been on the outer fringes of California …

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