releases: https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/congresswoman-barbara-lee-calls-9/11-commission-finding-on-no-iraq-al-qaeda-connection-confirmation-that-bush-administration-misled-american-people
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| url | title | date | year | month | party | chamber | state | member_name | bioguide_id | domain | scraper | source | date_source | text | has_text | collected_at | updated_at |
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| https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/congresswoman-barbara-lee-calls-9/11-commission-finding-on-no-iraq-al-qaeda-connection-confirmation-that-bush-administration-misled-american-people | Congresswoman Barbara Lee Calls 9/11 Commission Finding on No Iraq-Al Qaeda Connection Confirmation that Bush Administration Misled American People | 2004-06-15 | 2004 | 2004-06 | Democrat | House | CA | Barbara Lee | L000551 | lee.house.gov | legacy | 06.15.04 Congresswoman Barbara Lee Calls 9/11 Commission Finding on No Iraq-Al Qaeda Connection Confirmation that Bush Administration Misled American People Washington, DC In response to a preliminary report by the 9/11 Commission, which found that, contrary to the repeated claims of the Bush Administration, there was no credible evidence between Al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein's Iraq regime, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) issued the following statement:This report by the 9/11 Commission confirms what we've known all along: the Bush Administration did not tell the truth to the American people. There was no connection between al Qaeda and Iraq, no connection between 9-11 and Iraq. President Bush and Vice President Cheney believe that if they say over and over that there is an Iraq-al Qaeda connection they will be able to deceive the American people. But no amount of repetition can create a connection between Iraq and al Qaeda. Even the President's own handpicked 9/11 commission now has said that there is no connection. As a result of the Bush Administration's misguided actions, the world is a more dangerous place, not less dangerous; innocent men and women are dying every day; and billions of dollars are being misspent on this war instead of funding absolutely essential programs for Americans, including education, health care, housing, and homeland security. ### Next Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |