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On September 14, 2001, three days after the [[9/11 terror attacks]], Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the resolution (S.J.Res. 23) which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives 420-1<ref>Congressional Research Service, [http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RS22357.pdf Authorization For Use Of Military Force in Response to the 9/11 Attacks (P.L. 107-40): Legislative History,] retrieved 11 May 2007.</ref> authorizing the President to use force in response.<ref>[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=4520 An Enemy Within], David Horowitz, ''FrontPageMagazine.com'', September 19, 2001.</ref>  In an editorial after the vote, Rep. Lee said that she was "repulsed and angered by these attacks and believe all appropriate steps must be taken to bring the perpetrators to justice," but called the resolution "a blank check to the president" and accused Congress of failing "its responsibility to understand the dimensions of its declaration."<ref>https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/09/23/INLEE.DTL</ref>  In the twightlight days of the [[Obama administration]] Lee became a rabid warhawk and chastised the [[Republican]] Congress for ''not'' reauthorizing the war resolution she votes against.<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/rep-barbara-lee-country-now-thats-war-obama-needs-authorization</ref>
 
On September 14, 2001, three days after the [[9/11 terror attacks]], Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the resolution (S.J.Res. 23) which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives 420-1<ref>Congressional Research Service, [http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RS22357.pdf Authorization For Use Of Military Force in Response to the 9/11 Attacks (P.L. 107-40): Legislative History,] retrieved 11 May 2007.</ref> authorizing the President to use force in response.<ref>[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=4520 An Enemy Within], David Horowitz, ''FrontPageMagazine.com'', September 19, 2001.</ref>  In an editorial after the vote, Rep. Lee said that she was "repulsed and angered by these attacks and believe all appropriate steps must be taken to bring the perpetrators to justice," but called the resolution "a blank check to the president" and accused Congress of failing "its responsibility to understand the dimensions of its declaration."<ref>https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/09/23/INLEE.DTL</ref>  In the twightlight days of the [[Obama administration]] Lee became a rabid warhawk and chastised the [[Republican]] Congress for ''not'' reauthorizing the war resolution she votes against.<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/rep-barbara-lee-country-now-thats-war-obama-needs-authorization</ref>
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Lee was a contributor to [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]'s [[2018 midterm election]] campaign<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/18/ocasio-cortez-hakeem-jeffries-2020-primary-1067107</ref> and is a sponsor of the [[communist]] [[Medicare for All]] bill.
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Lee was a contributor to [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]'s [[2018 midterm election]] campaign<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/18/ocasio-cortez-hakeem-jeffries-2020-primary-1067107</ref> is a member of the [[communist]] controlled [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]] and sponsor of the [[Medicare for All]] bill.
    
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