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Rep. Barbara Lee on Activism with Pom-Poms, Fundraising for the Panthers, Her Toughest Votes, and First Pitch Jitters

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Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) with Political Breakdown hosts Guy Marzorati and Scott Shafer.

A federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s request to stop California’s sanctuary state law (1:02). Scott and Guy Marzorati also discuss the White House’s Twitter attack on California Senator Kamala Harris over immigration (4:36). Then, East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee joins to share the secrets of her first pitch at Wednesday’s Oakland A’s game (7:27), integrating her high school cheerleading squad (9:30), fundraising for the Black Panthers (12:15), her controversial 2001 vote against the use of military force (18:48), and her run for a leadership position in the House (25:40).

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