Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) issues statement following final passage of the 2015 Department of Defense Appropriations bill (H.R. 4870). All four of Congresswoman Lee’s amendments were voted down. H.R. 4870 has passed with a final vote count of 340 no yes votes and 73 no votes. Congresswoman Lee against the final bill.

“Despite support from the American people to end our nation’s perpetual state of war, Congress has not repealed the multiple Authorizations for Use of Military Force that have created the quagmires in Iraq and Afghanistan and amounts to blank check for endless war,” said Congresswoman Barbara Lee.