Barbara Lee Announces Bid for Dem Caucus Chair: Black Women 'Should Be Face of Leadership'by TONY LEEBreitbart Jul. 24, 2018 |
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Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), the California Democrat who represents far-left bastions like Berkeley and Oakland, announced on Monday that she will run to be the next House Democratic Caucus chair. Lee gained notoriety in 2001 when, three days after the September 11 attacks, she was the lone Member of Congress to vote against giving then-President George W. Bush authorization to use military force against those responsible for the terrorist attacks or harbored organizations that were responsible for the 9/11 attacks. According to a Monday Politico report, Lee said that black women who have been the ÒbackboneÓ of the party now need to be in the partyÕs leadership structure. ÒWhen you look at the history of the Democratic Party and the Democratic leadership, African-American women É weÕve been the backbone of the Democratic Party Ñ we should be in the face of leadership also,ÕÕ Lee reportedly said. Read More |