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to be joined by Care. They presented

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Barbara Lee, who is a current Congresswoman

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in California. And is basically a

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very different kind of gal in that

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position. You know I do these intros

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after I do the interview because I

0:54

want to give ya some insight into

0:56

what you got the get into and

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I'm that bullshit in when I say

1:00

that surprise although they did not rise

1:02

all as. They're. Shaking their heads

1:04

they're not being vocal but they're shaking their

1:06

heads will their nodding their heads the did

1:08

it is prize all of us because to

1:10

the point where he i was like says

1:13

you should be in there with them folks

1:15

you know being. With. Them both. But. She.

1:17

Had a response and you're going to have

1:20

to check out the interview. To.

1:22

Listen To it. I very tenuous

1:24

about having people in the political

1:26

space on this podcast because I

1:28

don't endorse people. I don't endorse

1:30

people because I don't even like

1:32

this government enough. To. Tell ya

1:35

like. This. Is who you should

1:37

billboard this as we use novel for

1:39

what I do like is people knowing

1:41

their options right and my whole focus

1:43

within Amanda we trust. The documentary was

1:45

to get people curious about government and

1:48

the system to get involved and since

1:50

then now with our political forums and

1:52

Amanda we Trust live. It's really the

1:54

get folks thinking not simply about the

1:56

now but about the next steps because

1:58

so many folks are just. Candid

2:00

with the now and specially

2:02

since October Seventh have really

2:04

had their minds blown. Where's

2:06

the level of corruption and

2:08

disruption and dysfunction? Of websites

2:10

this success is this phone. Since going on

2:13

in this government of ours in America is

2:15

like one of those things where it like

2:17

you know what in your diet but now

2:19

you know what in your facts and when

2:21

it's in your face like that you can

2:23

no longer pretend it had like your dislikes

2:26

moving around and ignorance. Anybody who is still

2:28

saying things like i don't that a worry

2:30

about the government because I'm not into a

2:32

favor the government is worry about you. Okay

2:34

so even if you're one of these people

2:37

who like i'm not gonna vote will what

2:39

are you doing then in addition okay if

2:41

you're not gonna vote what exactly are you

2:43

doing Now I want to give your as

2:45

much information as I can do my platforms

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your tickets at Amanda Feel that Tom and

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today it's having Congress I'm I'm Barbara Lee

2:58

on the show is a part of that

3:01

initiative. It really is not an endorsement. I

3:03

cannot say that enough. I'm just trying to

3:05

get a space or people to either. Endorser

3:08

play themselves as a speech at Mary

3:10

Alias and him I hear and played

3:12

for whole self was decidedly in our

3:14

base. Deal with that though. My bad

3:16

episode any who was you're going to

3:18

witness is interviewing you Namur I'm A,

3:20

I'm a real one so I think

3:22

I did a good job of keeping

3:24

it A but. And. Still

3:27

keeping it respectful. And.

3:29

I really appreciate. The. Candor

3:31

that see had with us so stick

3:33

around and before we get into that

3:36

list to a gym. Drops. In.

3:46

The. Difference between. Politicians.

3:50

And public servants cynicism.

3:55

So. The Worth a Listen

3:57

has really like becomes is something that.

4:00

Faber people who are in like government

4:02

positions right and I think with etymology

4:04

of the were politician has something to

4:06

do with like someone who uses. Policy

4:09

to create opportunity and legislation

4:12

for the people of their

4:14

governance. So like technically it

4:16

does mean something similar to

4:18

public servants. However, what come

4:21

to realize. Is.

4:23

That politicians are showing up in

4:25

a very particular way that does not

4:27

represent. The. Values of a public

4:29

servant. When I think the public servant

4:31

what I'm thinking of a somebody who is a

4:34

public. Facing. Person.

4:36

That has been elected by the

4:39

public to serve on their behalf

4:41

in positions of government. However,

4:44

when I see politicians, I

4:47

see people who have been elected

4:49

by the public to serve in

4:51

positions of government to represent the

4:53

public who are actually representing themselves.

4:56

And it frustrates me when I

4:59

see people in these positions speaking

5:01

so this honestly about the realities

5:03

of this country and then I

5:05

the people will excuse it by

5:07

saying will their politician they have

5:09

to do that Would that does

5:11

in my opinion is it perpetuates

5:14

the problem And the problem to

5:16

me is the chasm between. People.

5:18

In government and the people they're supposed to

5:20

be serving. In. Government. And

5:23

as long as we continue to uphold

5:25

this idea that politicians have to behave

5:27

in a duplicitous way and order for

5:30

them to successfully be public servants, it

5:32

continues to separate them actually being public

5:34

servants. Whatever happens at actually being the

5:36

person that people elected you for because

5:39

I don't know if you'll notice with

5:41

easy will keep getting into office and

5:43

go on from public servant about isn't.

5:46

Any. Be real quick like oh, snap my neck and

5:48

you're like oh my that as that my neck any

5:50

obamacare and a like I'm sorry I know I ran

5:53

on a policy of the public service but now I'm

5:55

in here and alive he has said now. So.

5:59

I don't want. Politicians. I.

6:01

Want public servants? I

6:03

got a chance with Congress on embark really

6:06

to get her opinion on this. and

6:08

other to ask questions like. Do

6:11

you believe in Turn Limits? I.

6:13

Personally believe that. The

6:16

role of government should have a time limit.

6:19

Is something that you're supposed to be doing as

6:21

a public servants. It's. A

6:23

similar role that you're supposed be doing if you're

6:25

involved and jury duty. Is basically

6:27

supposed to be and assignments. Right?

6:29

Like something that you are kind

6:32

of like donating to your. Community.

6:35

In terms of your time, your efforts, your

6:37

ex cetera, and then coming back to the

6:39

communities and that is was supposed to hold

6:41

you accountable rights is the fact that you're

6:43

going to have to go back to the

6:45

community that you served in public servitude to.

6:47

So that's going to keep you. Accountable

6:50

because you're going to have to go back

6:52

to them. Will bevy of your career politician,

6:55

Then. You're always is on the hill and

6:57

even if you come back to be a

6:59

low forms everything you could be like that.

7:01

Lady Blackburn in Tennessee is Marsha Blackburn has

7:03

had one public forum and like two years

7:05

she'll have nobody. But she gets to continue

7:07

to be a career politician and be in

7:10

that position. Now back in the

7:12

day the only reason George Washington and that being

7:14

present they begged them he would like I don't

7:16

want I had slaves the flood and seats to

7:18

see all. Leave. Me alone

7:20

now. You

7:23

can laugh allies like. Banana

7:28

last he was I let me that

7:31

his way down and get out there

7:33

as a as though. He.

7:36

Went. Into that position knowing that he was in the

7:38

come out of the disease new president. And

7:40

I don't know by char that that to me. Is

7:43

what I would prefer to see. People. Who

7:45

do not feel like they are going to

7:47

be there forever? People. Who

7:49

are not gonna be able to wield

7:52

the lobbyists money and corporate money to

7:54

same position to tell you about how

7:56

you both live your life. especially when

7:58

they know the. The really even have to

8:01

face how you're living your life. That's

8:03

the whole thing. Public. Servants are

8:05

in the bubble with you. Politicians.

8:08

Are looking at your bubble? And

8:10

maybe perhaps they'll give a damn

8:12

about you. Let's

8:15

get into this interview with as

8:17

senator to be possibly perhaps. But.

8:20

Very long as women are really. Wow.

8:28

Some Every Body to another episode

8:30

of Small Doses Podcast? Ya know

8:32

that I am very picky about

8:35

the people and politics that I

8:37

bring up on this space? Okay,

8:39

especially to the house, but I

8:41

am very very happy to have

8:43

Com as a member really with

8:45

us today. Hello! I'm so happy

8:48

to be there. Are

8:50

now I will every house if. You.

8:54

Are your employees? They already make him

8:57

a lab. I've come on, come

8:59

on. So. You see, we sat

9:01

was like you know we would love to

9:03

have kind of Somali on the show and

9:05

I will tell you that I'm very tenuous

9:07

about having politicians of people in the blue

9:10

balls space on they sell because I don't

9:12

endorse anybody like as a rule. Yeah no

9:14

I don't endorse anybody. I mean they still

9:16

have my hair from tell people not the

9:18

vote for Trump that they're like you are

9:21

endorsing fine and and genocide Yeah I'm like

9:23

oh for that by that I was a

9:25

saying. let's not put this fool back in

9:27

office. That's what I was saying. But. One.

9:30

Thing that for me made it like

9:32

a no question scenario was the fact

9:35

that you were the only person that

9:37

challenged the Iraq War. And.

9:39

I think for a lot of folks

9:41

that really does separate you because it's

9:43

already enough to be a black woman

9:45

into space is another thing to stand

9:48

on business as the children say. And

9:50

as we are here in a new

9:52

time of a new level of civil

9:54

and political unrest in that area of

9:56

the world, people are really looking for

9:58

leadership and not feeling like. They're getting

10:00

it from the people who have

10:02

power. Now I know that you

10:04

are running for senate and in

10:06

California where I live. We currently

10:08

have a black woman that is

10:10

filling the position that find seems

10:12

recipes left open but I want

10:15

to hear this on a basic

10:17

level. Why? You

10:19

feel like. This.

10:21

Is the next step for you career wise. Well.

10:23

First man the year, Trust and messenger so

10:25

I thank you very. Much for give me

10:28

a sense to be Would want you to say

10:30

no. A list of the Us. The

10:33

last year it's not bad. self

10:35

aware, Of any

10:37

easier if it now the after.

10:39

That is important because Black women First

10:42

of all, since Seventeen Eighty Nine, when

10:44

the first Senate went into session, there

10:46

had been three African American. Women

10:48

serving as a United States

10:51

senator a total of ten

10:53

years, California has a chance

10:55

to elect someone who has.

10:57

Had the lived experiences who represents

11:00

Californians than who can be a

11:02

voice that is not represented and

11:04

won't be represented in the senate.

11:06

It is important bed an elected

11:09

official understand the daily lives of

11:11

people here in California. For example,

11:13

forty million people live in one

11:16

paycheck away from poverty. I was

11:18

on public assistance, food stamps, medicaid

11:20

raised to single live boys. As

11:22

a single mother, had to take

11:25

them to class because I couldn't

11:27

afford childcare. You know, I've

11:29

worked as a community worker with the Black

11:31

Panther Party so I know what activism means.

11:33

I was a target of Cohen Tell Pro

11:36

I know how the F B I came

11:38

and try to get and destroy. The black

11:40

panther parts so. It's lived experiences

11:42

that. None of the other candidates

11:45

have. Had. To a running for the

11:47

United States Senate as I want to

11:49

be that voice that limbs that perspective

11:52

that badly. Needed in the United States

11:54

Senate so I can be the voice

11:56

of people in California to make life.

11:58

Better for everybody. Do. You really

12:01

feel like this government can make life better for

12:03

everybody. I absolutely do now. Okay, let

12:05

me tell you. we have to fight for

12:07

swung We have to protect our voting rights

12:09

because now we see there's an attempt to

12:11

turn back. Are voting rights a

12:14

democracy? Yeah. Reproductive freedom? Yes.

12:16

Is Lgbtq. Plus rights visit attempt

12:18

to turn back every right we fought

12:20

for. As so this angle be easily

12:23

and is not easy but I remember

12:25

as a black student union president. And

12:27

Mills College I was not involved in

12:30

politics at all. I was login by

12:32

sunni and comey work with Black Panther

12:34

Party. So the raising two kids. This.

12:37

The Seventies. And wow, That seventies? Yeah.

12:39

And so I invited Shirley Chisholm. Then.

12:42

Who. Was running less? For.

12:44

President. She was the first black woman

12:46

elected to Congress on boss and unbought

12:49

that slice and a catalyst for change.

12:51

You know that's the inspiration. From

12:53

my post their from my mother had

12:55

is. Mrs. Okay, and there's a

12:57

film come out Our surly, yep,

13:00

Marseillaise. lack of there's a bar

13:02

really Character played by Christina Jackson's

13:04

was phenomenal. and i thought what other sad

13:06

and of like. Me: Meeting me illustrate

13:08

the it was that there were that

13:11

seeks not Anyway, So Shirley Chisholm took

13:13

me the tasks because when she came

13:15

I. Told her I was not involved

13:17

in politics because. It didn't relate to

13:19

my daily life and. Young.

13:21

Black women like me and. She said

13:23

no she said first my when she spoke

13:25

she spoke fluent Spanish also see talked about

13:28

immigrant rights. Was on the board of Then

13:30

They Round Now Reproductive Freedom for All which

13:32

has endorsed me in the senate race and.

13:34

See talks about education, racism,

13:36

sexism. The whole nine yards

13:39

lifted people. How to party someone up

13:41

A doctor and told her I had his

13:43

class. I was gonna flunk because I had

13:45

field work to do and I wouldn't work

13:47

for any those why guys who didn't reflect

13:49

the issues that I cared. About isn't as

13:51

he took me to tests and she said look

13:53

she said you have got to. Register

13:56

to vote. First of all said, now for

13:58

what, it's not going to matter. And

14:00

She said. And I mean and I

14:02

had two kids the mrs still call me little

14:04

girl until she passed away say a look as

14:06

if they saudis it out of the return as.

14:09

Dilemma you notice he was good idea The

14:11

L A you know and Emma my life

14:13

you live little girl less rise as he

14:15

said no you have got sued some help

14:17

me and my presence of camping and she

14:19

said you know that this country's. Laws weren't

14:21

made for you and me and he said

14:23

you have got to get in there and

14:25

shake things up. She said you cannot

14:27

go along to get along and politics is

14:30

the way to do this. Bottom line is

14:32

I told her okay I'm I'm bumped want

14:34

this class because I'm I don't bother him

14:36

was campaign but then maybe I'll think about

14:38

getting bomb your campus So I said how

14:40

do i. Do that She said.

14:42

I don't have a lot of money my

14:44

local volunteers or organize and it that's for

14:47

you to figure out. But I really

14:49

want you involved in my campaign. So I

14:51

went back to my class. Told my professors

14:53

she said the same thing that's of do you gotta

14:55

be that out as part of the course. Bow.

14:58

My as I ends up organize

15:01

and the Northern California Shirley Chisholm

15:03

presidential primary out of my class

15:05

at Mills College, I. An A

15:07

in the class you ever flunking again

15:09

a neglect and went to Miami as

15:11

a Shirley Chisholm delegate and the rest

15:13

is history size. Share their stories because

15:15

so much of what as she was

15:17

about and would African American women and

15:19

men are about is trying to make

15:21

this country live up to his creed

15:24

of Libyans us is fraught. M again

15:26

we've come a long way but we

15:28

have got a long way to go

15:30

and I see the clock turning back

15:32

now we them to let that happen.

15:34

Our voices are important, our fights are

15:36

important and. I'll give you one example.

15:38

My dad was in the military. He

15:40

wanted to buy. A house in

15:42

San Leandro, California and San

15:45

Leandro in Northern California. It

15:47

was very racist. Black.

15:49

People have to drive around because they

15:52

burn crosses in archaic San Leandro. Okay,

15:54

So my mother told my dad, yeah, you're black, you're

15:56

not to be able by. House he said watchmen.

15:58

He put his uniform on. Went out

16:00

to San Leandro ram out of town

16:03

where. Anyone got a house in a town

16:05

with a burning crosses well he wanted the

16:07

if the it was a nice town it

16:09

was a place where he thought as a

16:11

military man he was a patriarchy of spot

16:13

in war as as for this country who

16:15

believes in freedom in all that it for.

16:17

You by you? the bar where. Now

16:20

we. Do. This now what I wanted

16:23

leg because he thought he was equal

16:25

as a military way. I are there

16:27

and my mother taught him okay you

16:29

sleep the right? Yeah but bottom line

16:32

is I represent San Leandro. Okay,

16:35

Spicer that loose story because the arc of

16:37

the moral universe is long but had been

16:40

stores just as we have to make a

16:42

been. This is the United. States of

16:44

America Mounted On a sudden I

16:46

was in a sad. Sad

16:51

Genocide. Slavery Been enslaved.

16:53

Two hundred fifty plus. Years

16:56

sizes as Adam Sandler,

16:58

Simply and I got.

17:00

An. As am I heard there. I have to say

17:02

this to you. And

17:05

I did think I will say this but it's come to mean

17:07

I just gotta speak it. I.

17:09

Think that. And. I am.

17:11

I want you to know as I say this

17:13

I am younger than you so I'm coming from

17:15

something A speaking to me and I'm just on

17:17

say loudly. By had or not. I

17:20

think your time as everything uses saw

17:22

me as your story. Does.

17:24

Not speak to me as somebody who's should

17:26

be going back in. I think

17:28

you have more tools and anybody. To.

17:30

Be on the outside. Doing.

17:33

The work because. At. This point

17:36

it's feels like the inside

17:38

is so. Corrupt.

17:40

That it is unable to be on

17:43

corruptible. If you are inside, well let

17:45

me to give you a story about

17:47

being on the inside as a necessary

17:49

told somewhere else. Or. Getting

17:52

a new story Know I want to tell

17:54

you the start of this important story about. Black

17:56

People I work with George. Bush

17:58

you. I disagreed with. I got

18:00

him to support my efforts to.

18:03

Deal with the global Hiv Aids pandemic today.

18:06

I've been able to save twenty five million

18:08

lives and that's a fact that's importance. Add

18:10

to that from the inside, I'm send out

18:12

messages and now. I'm. A

18:14

dry. Summer try.

18:17

About fighting for what's right and fighting

18:19

since you know make it happen. But

18:21

also with me I work with community

18:23

organizations, escort nonprofits I have alliances with

18:25

or his I am an act of

18:28

is Also, you have to have that

18:30

inside outside connection and stranded absolutely nothing.

18:32

Go work. If I'm on the inside

18:34

and not working with the outsides, you

18:36

need a voice on the inside. Like

18:38

with Reverend Barber Busy Barber for example,

18:40

I support the Poor People's Campaign and

18:42

I carry their legislation on the inside

18:44

and I'm with them on the outside

18:46

of their rallies. Talking to people taken

18:49

their ideas and visions in and what

18:51

they need is a low former low

18:53

income present on public or know that?

18:55

Understand it's so yeah you have to

18:57

have inside and outside and speaking to

18:59

you as a younger person. I understand

19:01

what you're slam but I also understand

19:03

that we have to have people on

19:06

the inside and else I but one

19:08

unique part about myself as and black

19:10

women, we work on the inside. A

19:12

nice to given. How

19:20

do you feel like The. I.

19:22

Guess not the or a bit like the energy of. The

19:24

country is different than when you first came

19:27

into. The. Political feals, If

19:29

at all. The energy. Is.

19:33

Different in the sense that there's

19:35

more activism on the alpha. Much

19:38

more. I mean, Some of

19:41

the squad members who are love dearly

19:43

and have worked with and work with

19:45

call the Oh gee you know I

19:47

mean I was out there fine for

19:49

reproductive freedom before any but is nice

19:52

You know that they're fighting against three

19:54

strikes. The only one there. Is.

19:56

No hours after we will do for I

19:58

was the only one. And now we

20:00

have more active as on the inside

20:03

and have more people on the outside

20:05

who are pushing the envelope especially our

20:07

gym's the and in my campaign gently

20:09

for changed his endorsements because they know

20:12

I'm on the inside carrying that agenda

20:14

so that's the difference. I mean, I don't

20:16

feel like I'm by myself now. The Like:

20:18

the power, the people which is

20:20

the merely work with the Black

20:22

Panther Party. I'm beginning to feel

20:25

that on the outside and inside

20:27

do you think that the idea

20:29

of the career politician is. A

20:32

problem Or do you feel like it

20:34

is a path for. folks.

20:36

Because I feel like a lot of people

20:38

are concerned about this concept of people who

20:40

sign up to be career politicians, because it

20:43

seems like it's inevitable that they at some

20:45

point are not gonna be able to be

20:47

in that position without being corrupted by corporate

20:49

greed, by lobbyists, etc etc. So how do

20:51

you feel about the actual role of the

20:53

three or pilot? The A lot of people

20:56

ask me about Turbo Miss and let me

20:58

tell ya, People should be

21:00

able to elect who they want and they

21:02

said hold their elected officials accountable for and

21:04

I believe and. Term limits for the supreme

21:06

court and appointed officials but not for elected

21:08

official because you would not want if you

21:10

want to look at Mars Retailer Green for

21:13

example. I mean. As don't have to

21:15

look as. If

21:17

she has flowed out of

21:19

out of the box in

21:21

terms of. Plaza. Under

21:23

Oath is generally I, as I

21:25

say, outside of everything. Everything but

21:28

of her constituents want a letter

21:30

than who amount a slave so

21:32

I believe. That democracy

21:34

should work. And if people

21:36

think and know that. Their elected

21:38

officials said become corrupt and there is corporate

21:41

greed. Their dark money in politics. I mean,

21:43

I'm dealing with that right now. My opponents

21:45

can raise. Millions more than a barber.

21:47

Leak And we have to get this public

21:49

finance and a campaign so it's up to

21:51

people. To. Vote very let you know

21:54

fizzles out or in and hold them accountable.

21:56

And if you know the third, Bought

21:58

and sold by the Dunlop. For example, get

22:00

rid of. I'm vote him out of

22:03

office and the two people that are

22:05

running for senate or Adam Schiff and

22:07

I Katie Porter yeah Mm Darby. I'd

22:10

missed a garbage. Okay, So the

22:12

that three pulls up against you basic

22:14

question and and will go to the

22:17

questions from that people but. What?

22:19

Sets you apart from them. aside from or other things

22:21

you name, Is there anything else you feel like that

22:23

sets you apart from these those? other than that, they're

22:25

always. Be. One thing that sets me

22:27

apart from them. Is I don't have

22:29

an establishment point of view on

22:31

foreign policy. Secondly, I was so

22:34

I know what you say. The.

22:36

Guy was to say. Did. You

22:38

read between the video was you say

22:40

they were lined their hope you could

22:42

read or write this area and I

22:44

have experience my to oppose don't have

22:47

the deep. And broad experience

22:49

and. Foreign policies that Barbara Lee

22:51

has. And they don't connected

22:53

to. Domestic policy here at

22:55

home, rather. What distinguishes me as? yeah.

22:57

I voted against. That authorization to use

23:00

force right after Nine Eleven and

23:02

I'm calling for a ceasefire a

23:04

permanency are now. Because you can't tell

23:06

me and I know the reason very

23:08

well. You Can't tell me that. Israel's

23:10

security is secured by.

23:13

Killing twenty five thousand plus civilians

23:15

in Gaza and I believe in

23:17

the security of Israel and condemned

23:20

the Hamas attacks. My opponents have

23:22

not call for a permit cease

23:24

fire. But I'm can tell you

23:27

the pathway to peace and security for

23:29

the Israelis and the Palestinians can only

23:31

be through a diplomatic. And political settlement

23:34

and as got include the legions in

23:36

the world's the one reason and one

23:38

thing that separates me apart is my

23:40

my perspective on foreign policy because I

23:43

know as I've said after Nine Eleven

23:45

that active spiral out of control and

23:47

would happen. For. Ever wars,

23:50

Thousands of our brave men, men and

23:52

women. Yes! And what happened?

23:54

There's no military solution Afghanistan. There

23:57

will never be security for the

23:59

Israelis. Peace unless we get to

24:01

the diplomatic. And political solution and is

24:04

is escalating out of control now is

24:06

spiralling out of control. So what distinguishes

24:08

me as I will tell the truth

24:10

about what I see and what I

24:12

know and hopefully people will know that

24:14

out am a true tell what. Do.

24:17

You condemn Israel's attacks prior to

24:19

October Seventh. For. This and

24:21

having a silo like and us that

24:23

listens let me tell you I've been

24:25

to the read I've condemned the settlement

24:28

expansion several violence at shared the committee

24:30

when we were in the majority that

24:32

provided for in a humanitarian assistance economic

24:34

systems to the Palestinian Authority up into

24:36

Gaza and I understand was taking place

24:38

player in the Middle East and so

24:40

I've been on this for years and

24:42

years and years. By my you out or

24:44

not, Do. I do. You condemn

24:46

Israel's attack on Palestine and Israel is

24:49

an awesome implying that a bad as

24:51

right side and as an item. damn

24:53

what is taking place and I have

24:56

said that over and over again. You

24:58

know from uphill you don't kill twenty

25:00

five. Thousand. Will deliver

25:02

them civilians as so I condemn Batting

25:05

seen I'm making is that. Yes,

25:07

That is one pocketed amount of time. but

25:09

this has been going on for seventy five

25:11

years In the frustration so many of us

25:13

had with our our folks that are in

25:16

the political sphere is that this has been

25:18

discussed within this very small framework as if

25:20

this hasn't been going on and as if

25:22

there hadn't been a out how it made

25:24

before you know to trying to to it

25:26

is these a loosening cetera et cetera. So

25:28

does the proceeds that people feel with the

25:30

a historic address? Yeah and I have not

25:32

seen a movement until now. Yeah, okay but

25:34

when a worries. Yup, but I have not

25:36

seen voices. Of people look my boat you can

25:38

set my. Billie record as sometimes I'm the

25:41

only one voting against some of the

25:43

resolutions the time for because they're just

25:45

out of balance. First of all, right

25:47

and about know, but I don't look

25:49

around and find people supporting me. When.

25:51

I wrote know. And so it's

25:53

important. And I service because it's

25:55

important that people galvanized like they

25:57

do announce speak out about it.

26:00

Place in the world, Any region, Of the

26:02

world, including the Middle East, you are

26:04

a politician. Guy I'm

26:06

and I'm a public servants.

26:09

The way outside way. Okay

26:13

a man, it's at my record now.

26:15

Jet Not an accurate records sometimes we just

26:17

want you to talk to us. Not.

26:20

Around us and I am an elite

26:22

you and I'm like do you acknowledge

26:24

this and you're telling me about what

26:26

your were Hundred it at all And

26:28

in I think that. Sometimes we'd

26:30

in a world now that is so much

26:32

dislike words, not his axe and right like

26:34

that puzzles me. It essentially his there has

26:36

to be a marriage of the to like.

26:38

It has to be like I did this

26:41

and this is why did it And that

26:43

is what makes people more indecent. Yeah so

26:45

that's why I asked you like straight out

26:47

because we're seeing people say things and very

26:49

secure dispatch and knowing. Knowing.

26:51

That we have a nation that does

26:53

not educate people to be able to

26:55

understand that type of language? Yeah, why

26:57

did this and I again you have

27:00

to such as among. The two of us.

27:02

Oh my. Record. my voting records. And you have

27:04

to set what I have done and what

27:06

I intend to. Xinhua as I have written.

27:08

Okay, it's. Okay, I will give you one

27:10

example of. As supported Tuesday solution

27:12

Amazon on record a lot of

27:14

people don't but when I said.

27:17

They. Don't because. The

27:19

lines that have been to again.

27:21

this is going back to my

27:24

record. The lines that have been

27:26

drawn through settlement expansion have destroyed.

27:28

The lines that would make

27:31

for a contiguous states for

27:33

the Palestinian people that I

27:35

have constantly spoken out and

27:38

oppose that I have constantly

27:40

spoken out and opposed. The

27:42

settler violence I've been to under

27:44

I was the elected overseer as

27:46

though right It's not to sit

27:48

settler violence as government by his

27:50

government. violence that but the debris

27:52

subduing resell it just recently as

27:54

an example. The. Biden

27:57

ministration. Was about to

27:59

send weapon. Yeah so.

28:02

The. Settlers I caught it. I

28:04

wrote a letter matter of public

28:06

record land. Don't do that is

28:08

wrong. Yeah and they pulled back suggests

28:10

an hour. That's not nuance, that's that

28:13

when the weren't guess it is a

28:15

wider the Zealand the their I do

28:17

you think. You were heard When

28:20

you have that letter. I was hurry

28:22

because I'm elected. I'm. On the

28:24

Appropriations committee and I know what to do

28:26

A know the process and I know and

28:28

they know that I know and they know

28:30

that that was wrong and they were trying

28:32

to get around the committee. That. I'm

28:35

the ranking member of saw caught him.

28:38

And. I keep doin that over and over to

28:41

another son hitting the press. Some.

28:43

Glad I'm able to share it with the

28:45

budget. Know when I say do the work

28:47

in i'm not nuance in this, I'm just

28:49

telling you what I've been doing and I

28:51

understand the frustration and I understand the anger.

28:53

And I understand all this because I've been

28:55

in this. Longer than most people. And

28:58

was a minute. If you've been into so

29:00

long that sounds. So. Exhausting

29:02

matter, you know? I'm

29:04

a black woman and.

29:06

And with letters what I know it's hour come.

29:08

Too far from where I started. Nobody.

29:10

Told me the road was they'll be yeah as. So

29:13

far beyond the limits know and

29:15

you? Okay, so now I'm not

29:18

exhaustive. And right, nobody would judge you.

29:20

have your his ass innovator. the likely we gotta get

29:22

out of the. Athletes I know by. Now.

29:27

As a genuine slicing a that be

29:29

waking up like was as good as

29:31

whatever experience though. really you know when

29:33

you have had so many challenges that

29:35

you want to make life better for

29:37

everybody? So you wake up the city

29:40

to do battle bright red as. What

29:42

you do that led to leave New

29:44

York to how we've been of them

29:46

back every day I was I would

29:48

list list based the people at us

29:50

enough in as a better baseball I

29:52

put. It out. see I said New

29:54

York last for a Congresswoman by Billy

29:57

and you know where Ya did not

29:59

disappoint. So. He.

30:15

Iraq. Well you they

30:17

came up again. All right. Well,

30:19

you'll be endorsing Joe Biden for

30:21

Twenty Twenty Four Presidents. And what

30:23

has the Biden Administration done to

30:25

improve the conditions in this country

30:27

For the ninety nine percent? or.

30:30

The. Answer is yes, Sometimes

30:32

the second the answer is.

30:35

I want to remind you again. going

30:37

back to when the Biden Virus administration

30:39

took over. Black people were dying

30:42

of colbert. Yes. Daily.

30:44

Thousands. He got

30:46

that under control quickly and I

30:48

was able to work with the

30:50

Biden Harris Administration to target resources

30:53

into our communities to save lives

30:55

and to hire people from the

30:57

community as trusted messages because nobody

30:59

was believing. That. Vaccines

31:01

would work. Nobody was believe in anything

31:03

about cove with and yet Rp were

31:05

down south for that reason alone. If

31:07

that's the only reason some people are

31:09

still alive, many people are alive because

31:11

of the by demonstrations. And I was

31:14

able to do this with them. Secondly,

31:16

when you look at the American Rescue

31:18

Plan how we were able to help

31:21

save a lot of businesses, eviction, moratoriums,

31:23

Which hopefully we. Can get to

31:25

again. Yeah, are we extended unemployment

31:27

compensation for people in doubles. How

31:30

so many of the mortgage banks had

31:32

to hold up on their. Demands

31:34

You know they did a lot to

31:37

help people just survive through that period

31:39

which was very, very hard. Next hour

31:41

when you look at the legislation that

31:43

was passed. The infrastructure bill, for

31:45

example, the. Jobs that are being

31:47

created. Millions of jobs. But in

31:49

each of those bills. Again, this

31:51

is you know, Washington start. But

31:53

there. Are required not provisions

31:56

that requirements. For equities like you've

31:58

gotta do business with black. In

32:00

women owned and minority owned businesses. If

32:02

you're going to get this contracts in

32:04

the inflation redux at first time and

32:06

climate justice is a big issue. For

32:08

me there been. Major climate provisions

32:10

for a boner boom. Frontline low

32:12

income communities in that's And also

32:14

when you look at healthcare, lot

32:17

more people in healthcare now because

32:19

of the biden as Harris Administration

32:21

in terms of freelanced costs to

32:23

prescribe drugs out of daily kind

32:25

of benefits, lot more or less

32:27

to do. Yeah, but even on

32:29

student debt cancellation. He

32:32

has taken at all the way that I'm

32:34

in the supreme court. and you know, Said

32:36

know whatever the provisions were, but

32:38

he found a way around and

32:40

now student debt. Their lot of

32:42

students. Here, especially black students are getting

32:45

their student loans canceled because there was

32:47

another way he could do this through

32:49

executive or so. They're a lot. Of

32:51

effort said he's engaged in

32:53

that need to be completed

32:55

summer. Slam. It's odd than a be

32:57

open up the as yeah But now he

32:59

needs. To keep going and and finish the

33:02

job and the alternative. Okay, so even if

33:04

you don't. Believe that our President

33:06

Biden or of by for them harris

33:08

have been a good administration. The Alternative:

33:10

I was sitting on the floor january

33:12

six and know Donald Trump's was that

33:14

autocracy and he wants to nail the

33:16

costs. Clothes, On our

33:19

democracy. What's left of it. Is

33:21

he dilemma he he be and levels as

33:23

an easy in the Panthers poke out. Our

33:27

democracies. What's left of as a

33:29

main first time a cast right has

33:31

been taken away when they took away

33:33

our rights. a reproductive freedom. So come

33:36

on. Donald Trump's is is the proven

33:38

of America. I mean he wants to

33:40

set it down and he wants to

33:42

establish an autocratic determine And it's clear

33:45

what saplings. I'm the lead plaintiff in

33:47

the lawsuit put forth by the Naacp

33:49

to hold him the proud Boys and

33:51

oath keepers yeah of them sucks up

33:54

losses the were making a through the

33:56

course. I. Was even before the January. Six

33:58

Committee Right was and. The for

34:00

you know there's there's a lot going

34:02

on for me, but just understand that

34:05

Donald Trump is not. An alternative.

34:08

Nuances. Of the game. Donald. Trump

34:10

is not an alternative and Donald

34:12

Trump's him get elected if you

34:14

don't boat. And

34:16

a why I sat down so can get within a go

34:18

into different. Or six like examples of okay,

34:21

Blimey, this am I missing? What? Directors

34:23

Not? Take. It was her out. I

34:25

can get these and like that's. What is that is

34:27

like that? Where does. But I know

34:29

you're going there but I'm atomic so my brings. A

34:32

suitably know. Nice.

34:38

License. All right, Are

34:41

there? Plans to build a cop

34:43

city in the state of California.

34:47

On of the plans to build a

34:49

cop city in the state of California,

34:51

there are plans let me know. Of

34:54

them message know as. Being

35:00

on housed is a crime in

35:02

all states but organ and Wyoming

35:04

will be also change. Our laws

35:07

to decriminalize been for with the residents.

35:09

I have fought to decriminalize those who

35:11

are ansel to because I believe it's

35:13

about sixty percent of people on the

35:15

streets or busted and take to jail.

35:17

Yeah I was on sheltered for appeared

35:19

in my life and know what that

35:21

is and people first bought need to

35:24

need mill health services and need help.

35:26

They do not need to go to

35:28

jail, they need to go to save

35:30

clean housing where they can get the

35:32

type of. Support. Services as they need.

35:35

And I want to do that in the Senate.

35:37

I am one to. Advocate for

35:39

changing these policies that don't

35:41

allow. Police. Departments

35:44

to criminalize people who need

35:46

mental health. Or I'm.

35:49

A maiden for? but and that's my background. I.

35:51

Am I am as Debbie and I started

35:53

me mill else in a my Lawyer so

35:55

dire. What

36:00

is a law? That. Is

36:03

close to having enough citizen

36:05

groundswell. To. Get enough ready

36:07

to push it through. The just needs a

36:09

bit. More of a push from the people. Who

36:11

think of anything else that. I think Medicare

36:13

for all. I think our healthcare system

36:16

is. Corrupt. build with corporate greed

36:18

isn't Industry is based on the

36:20

profit motive, and I believe that

36:22

the groundswell around affordable, accessible health

36:24

care through a system such as

36:26

Medicare for All can happen. If

36:29

we have a groundswell in Congress.

36:31

You have to have cosponsors. Yeah,

36:33

and we're building cosponsors. So that's

36:35

once. Again up to people. And.

36:37

Members of Congress district to go and

36:40

to their members of Congress say sign

36:42

on to Medicare for All suffer. Yeah,

36:44

like does that allows people to understand a sailor,

36:46

the processes and the when you say cosponsors. Year

36:49

meaning other rebel retired goes yes,

36:51

other members of Congress to sign

36:53

on to Medicare for All and

36:56

we call that call spouses. And

36:58

so what? You're speaking a bad as people

37:01

calling their representatives as saying like i would

37:03

like you to cosponsor this bells and so

37:05

that's the yes. Yeah, and that's the example

37:07

of inside outside strategy I was talking about

37:09

earlier. I have to tell people, look if

37:11

he wanted get this past, I want to

37:13

help you organize disobeys of the members you

37:16

needed. That. Nanna. Let.

37:18

Me: Just add to that that. As. Individuals

37:20

yes, but if you are a business

37:22

owner, that's another very key elements. You

37:24

know, we understand that this country is

37:27

a company. And. So small businesses,

37:29

a large businesses like them and that

37:31

being a very big part of how

37:33

a lot of these different politicians move

37:35

and groove and selves. You are part

37:38

of the economy and growing the economy

37:40

so your voice is exceptionally important in

37:42

the space is very important and I

37:44

do the legislation on cannabis equity in

37:46

the cannabis industry mind you I was

37:49

the first one who introduced the marijuana

37:51

just of that's so that we could

37:53

have the expensive and of records based

37:55

on these awful drug laws that we.

37:58

Could. Invest in communities and people. The

38:00

been most impacted by and that we

38:02

have the equity provisions in this trillion

38:04

dollar industry for Just know I do

38:07

that to okay. Because the reality

38:09

is that you have all these brothers that

38:11

are lots app for weed and then I

38:13

keep seeing like Haley and Kaylee you know

38:16

what they're not lead company and I'm just

38:18

like why this is gets her team and

38:20

the right out of jail. When. Alien.

38:22

Kaylee can have all that money based on

38:24

the reason why they live again. Look at

38:26

my record, I hate to say. You good?

38:28

or my record but zeros added spare. Them

38:32

as I am. Now.

38:34

But let me say, I'm trying to explain it

38:36

does. You can't. Believe. Somebody is

38:38

gonna do. Something in the future if they both

38:41

of you don't know what they've done in the

38:43

past okay and are doing. Now and I'm doing

38:45

the work. Of

38:47

feel so. Compelled by David. A man.

38:52

That's my word, affinity with significant.

38:56

Say. Ah,

38:59

right now patriot we had nobody.

39:02

You let's do some special questions

39:04

for the seal. And

39:15

enemy. Again,

39:19

folks. It's time for us

39:21

to get politically press with Congresswoman

39:23

Barbara Lee. He. Congresswoman:

39:26

What does your job as a Us

39:28

Senator? My. Job as a Us

39:30

Senator is to represent you and

39:32

the United States Senate. What Does

39:35

that? Actually Me? That means champion.

39:37

Policies. To. End. Homelessness.

39:42

For. Portable housing for

39:44

climate. Change. For. Making

39:46

sure that voices of those who

39:48

haven't been heard in the policy

39:51

in in the senate body are

39:53

represented. Because I have to write

39:55

legislation and read money in to

39:57

California's I Want to write the

39:59

right power. These and director money

40:01

into the right communities so that

40:03

you can have a voice and

40:05

be empowered to. Have

40:07

a better life. Are you a politician?

40:10

Or a public servant

40:12

Public servants. definitely. What's

40:14

the difference? The difference

40:16

is. Well. I was

40:18

a comey worker with Black Panther Party. Or

40:21

learned would be in a public

40:23

servant was, and that's been someone

40:25

who delivers for people and puts

40:28

people over politics only. What

40:30

should be the Senate's priority

40:32

in: education? canceling student debt,

40:35

Fighting. Against privatizing.

40:38

Public education, investing more in

40:40

our young people, and Not

40:42

banning books. Not allowing books to

40:44

be banned. And developing

40:47

curriculum the speak to all

40:49

children wants. To be the

40:51

Senate's priority in see. Peace.

40:54

Wants. To be descended priority

40:56

and Americans. Reparations Was

40:58

happy to send his priority for.

41:01

Rob Van Assault Weapons Ammo

41:04

Stuckey Right? Death. All

41:08

right, please Congresswoman Define

41:10

the word. Well.

41:14

As the just look at the

41:16

Webster dictionary and you'll see woke

41:18

described and the definition by Barbara

41:20

Lee and that as they and

41:22

vigilance and fighting for what's right.

41:25

Fighting. For justice and never, ever

41:27

turn your back and keep at

41:29

it. Now. These are going to be

41:31

some quick fire questions. I just need a yes. Or

41:34

a know. A gay or actually now

41:36

we can do a yea or nay to

41:38

that's what the and designed as as a

41:40

lot of as at it a second me

41:42

when I yea or. As

41:44

the United sates racist. Yea.

41:47

Said Black Americans receive reparations from

41:49

the Us government. Yea.

41:52

Can. The U S afford to forgive

41:54

loans. Yea, Is Abortion Women's

41:56

health care. Yang. Said gay

41:58

marriage be legal. Yeah baby,

42:00

you have been. Ugly.

42:04

They need a sealed. Nizeyimana.

42:14

The price? You? that? folks. Are

42:16

wholly disenchanted with the

42:19

democratic party. Light.

42:21

If anything can you share with

42:23

us that you feel like we

42:26

need to know? That may shift

42:28

that. Disenchantment. People.

42:31

Him and I gathered people a disenchanted,

42:33

With the democratic party like I was

42:35

flu or when I was and I

42:37

have been pushing the democratic party be

42:39

more progressive and more inclusive and more

42:42

democratic. So understanding. And I'm a member

42:44

of the Dnc so I know exactly

42:46

what people are fickle and I'm talking

42:48

about. But I do also say

42:50

it needs again. On the inside

42:53

impresses democratic party further. To.

42:55

Progressive place that really does it. And

42:57

I'm I'm by for reparations each and

42:59

every day. I got the party in

43:01

California years ago to support reparation. And

43:03

are your mouth or Bowman just. Did.

43:06

A bill. Or he does that. A bill

43:08

in the table for a brace? Yeah. And

43:10

Sheila Jackson Lee I have burned the you

43:12

know the truth racially Own Transformation Com is.

43:14

So I think it's important to get the

43:17

Democratic party on our side a bit more.

43:19

Pushed the envelope on issues because it's a

43:21

democratic party's thereby got a whole lot of

43:23

different ideas, but we have to engage with

43:26

people who we disagree with. and if you

43:28

stay out of. The democratic party were

43:30

subject to get republic themselves if if

43:32

you believe. In the maggots streamers republican

43:34

agenda? then that's not our agenda

43:36

and I understand people be and

43:38

disenchanted but we gotta stay. In there

43:41

and fight and make that democratic party more

43:43

democratic. And you know I'm a progressive. Democrats.

43:45

I helped start the Peace Caucus,

43:47

The Poverty Causes, the Progressive Caucus

43:50

votes, and I'm just Slam and

43:52

I and I lived on know

43:54

exactly what's going on out there.

43:57

I'm a go back to what I said to begin him. But

43:59

I would. I

44:01

would even go as far as to say they

44:03

were coming to a point that I know even

44:05

if I will live to see it. but where

44:08

you know been progress is. Is. Actually

44:10

not about the democratic party like the

44:12

is the progressive party. I mean

44:14

the Democratic Party for what it's worth,

44:17

has never really actually been progressive in

44:19

the way that you are progressive like

44:21

you are an outlier to what the

44:23

majority of the Democratic party has been.

44:25

For lot of people, they have just

44:27

been not as racist, not as loud

44:29

about they races and that's been the

44:31

bulk. But then you have the outliers

44:33

you know on the individuals who like

44:35

yourself, come in from such a unique

44:37

space and are able to i only

44:39

the word infiltrate but are able to

44:41

move into that space and say like

44:43

hey, you know. We. Are

44:45

we here? We are some things that people

44:47

really want to get behind, and I think

44:50

it really is indicative of. The.

44:52

Fact that they're own awakening that's happening amongst the

44:54

world and terms of knowledge but even in terms

44:56

of knowledge of self said has and looking at

44:58

the democratic party and saying like wait a. Minute.

45:01

Really as life What Apollo has

45:03

you've been. Saying and so I

45:06

really do hope that people take the

45:08

time to learn more about you as

45:10

an individual and what you have done

45:12

as a public servant/politician in this space

45:14

because of what is happening now. Is.

45:17

Really is happening now and I think for

45:19

them first time that I have personally seen.

45:21

A lot of folks are more invested than

45:24

ever in what's gonna happen next. I agree

45:26

and let me tell you right now for

45:28

example, I remember Dnc, Dnc, a license for

45:30

taking place run for the Dnc under slants

45:33

get insulted if I mean a lot to

45:35

do and I was appointed by President Obama

45:37

the end of. Another President Clinton

45:40

to be on the drafting

45:42

committee In a President Obama

45:44

out drafting. Committee of The Platform.

45:46

Yeah and I help right? that platform and

45:48

know by reason but you read the platform

45:51

and Democratic. Party: Free Progressive in the

45:53

Hi I'm I'm. A supporter bourse

45:55

Red Sox fan has never been a party

45:57

platform. I was able to negotiate their been

45:59

here. By myself, weren't running between

46:01

you know, the two candidates biden

46:04

in Bernie and negotiated, but you.

46:06

Know if it's hard work so I

46:08

just say I stop please help us

46:10

for is that party has please infiltrated

46:12

leave get an M and M's run

46:15

for office since. Take it over.

46:17

And he messes. You want to say directly to the people before we

46:19

get at him. Well. I want to

46:21

thank you for be in our boys. On

46:24

trying mouth not as thank you very much

46:26

and given me a chance to be challenge.

46:31

His campaign of salads and this is

46:33

very challenging. Been with you and I

46:36

love it and I really appreciate being

46:38

year and next time I'd definitely I'm

46:40

gonna. We're pleased right now. And

46:42

I might have my golden doodle to play

46:44

with. Jordan.