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FILE—Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., joined at left by Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., is surrounded by reporters after she lost her bid for House Democratic Caucus chair to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., during leadership elections at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE—Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., joined at left by Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., is surrounded by reporters after she lost her bid for House Democratic Caucus chair to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., during leadership elections at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE—From left, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Barbara Lee, D- Calif., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., and Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y.,applaud during the unveiling of the portrait of the late New York Rep. Shirley Chisholm, marking the 40th anniversary of Congresswoman Chisholm's swearing in as a Member of the House of representatives, Tuesday, March 3, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. In 1968, Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to Congress. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

FILE—From left, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Barbara Lee, D- Calif., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., and Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y.,applaud during the unveiling of the portrait of the late New York Rep. Shirley Chisholm, marking the 40th anniversary of Congresswoman Chisholm's swearing in as a Member of the House of representatives, Tuesday, March 3, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. In 1968, Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to Congress. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., stands beside a portrait of her friend and mentor, Shirley Chisolm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., stands beside a portrait of her friend and mentor, Shirley Chisolm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

FILE—Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, left, a freshman Democrat representing New York's 14th Congressional District, takes a selfie with Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., center, and Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, D-N.H, on the first day of the 116th Congress with Democrats holding the majority under the leadership of Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California as speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE—Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, left, a freshman Democrat representing New York's 14th Congressional District, takes a selfie with Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., center, and Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, D-N.H, on the first day of the 116th Congress with Democrats holding the majority under the leadership of Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California as speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE—Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Ca., waves on stage during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Awards, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FILE—Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Ca., waves on stage during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Awards, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)