Representative Barbara Lee on the Current Congress State

The Bakari Sellers Podcast

The Ringer

Politics, News

4.8 • 966 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Bakari is joined by U.S. Representative Barbara Lee, who has represented California's 12th Congressional District since 1998. Lee discusses her upbringing in El Paso, Texas, which led her to a life of public service (01:26). She touches on what gives her hope for the future of Congress and policy (10:12), what Congress has been like under Speaker Mike Johnson and Kevin McCarthy (13:38), what issues have been motivating voters for this cycle, and how well the Biden campaign has been responding to them (17:49). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Representative Barbara Lee Producer: Clifford Augustin Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:20.5	podcast. This is a special show because I have somebody I look up to and have looked up to for a very long period of time but none other than Congresswoman Barbara Lee.
1:27.0	How are you doing first and foremost?
1:29.0	Doing great, how are you?
1:31.0	I'm good. What part of the world are you then? Believe it or not, Texas. My nephew graduated from high school and I'm
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