Barbara Lee

Overview

Barbara Lee born El Paso, TX July 16, 1946. Only member of Congress to vote against Iraq War; US Representative for Bay Area 1998 led aid to Caribbean, global fight on AIDS; won Sean MacBride Peace Prize 2002.

Quotations

"A rush to launch precipitous military counterattacks runs too great a risk that more innocent men, women, children will be killed. I could not vote for a resolution that I believe could lead to such an outcome." (San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 23, 2001)