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Leader Pelosi, Top Intel Dem Schiff co-sponsor Yemen War Powers Resolution Ahead of House and Senate Votes

November 25, 2018

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and ranking Intelligence Committee Democrat Adam Schiff have agreed to co-sponsor the House Yemen War Powers Resolution ahead of the expected votes this week in the Senate and the House. The current official list of co-sponsors, showing the co-sponsorship of Leader Pelosi, is here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/138/cosponsors?pageSort=lastToFirst Adam Schiff’s letter to Just…

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How Bernie Sanders Can Kill the 1%’s TPP Trade Deal

June 9, 2015

The DC press says it’s getting down to the wire on a possible vote in the House on fast track to substantially pre-approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other pending trade deals, with a vote possible as early as Thursday. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who was a close second in a recent straw poll of Wisconsin Democrats, has called…

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Stan Greenberg: Afghanistan War Likely Cause of Primary Challenge

November 23, 2010

Press reports have suggested that Administration officials are trying to make Democratic voters forget that the Administration promised to start drawing down troops from Afghanistan in July 2011 by "pivoting" to the "aspirational goal" that "most" U.S. "combat troops" will be withdrawn by 2014. The Administration still says it will withdraw some troops in July…

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54% for Afghan Exit, but Petraeus Move Could Nix Peace Talks with Terror Naming

July 15, 2010

The majority of Americans want the Obama Administration to establish a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, CBS News reports. 54% think the U.S. should set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, with 41% opposed. Among Democrats, 73% think the U.S. should set a timetable, with 21% opposed;…

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3/5 of House Dems “Obsessed” with Afghan Withdrawal Timetable

July 2, 2010

“Obsession” isn’t just “a fragrance for men.” According to our Commander-in-Chief, “obsession” now also characterizes the widespread interest in the timeline for bringing home 100,000 American boys and girls safely from Afghanistan so they can grow old with their sweethearts and lead economically productive lives, rather than becoming Pentagon statistics or lifelong burdens on their…

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Speaker Pelosi, Put Afghanistan Drawdown On Record with McGovern-Obey

June 30, 2010

With the House poised to consider the Pentagon’s request for $33 billion for more death in Afghanistan, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has told the Huffington Post she expects a "serious drawdown" of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in the summer of 2011. The House Rules Committee has now approved an amendment for consideration on the war supplemental…

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On Helping – If Not On Killing – Is America a Quitter?

May 12, 2010

When President Obama visited Afghanistan in March, he assured U.S. troops that "the United States of America does not quit once it starts on something." But according to Sunday’s New York Times, it ain’t necessarily so. When it comes to combating AIDS in the world’s poorest countries, the greatest nation on earth has apparently decided…

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Berman, Pelosi Undermine Obama on Iran Diplomacy

June 19, 2009

It’s interesting to observe when some Democratic Congressional leaders say Democrats have to be “loyal” to President Obama and when it’s apparently OK to join Republicans in undermining him. Earlier this week, Speaker Pelosi said progressive House Democrats said had to be “loyal” to President Obama in supporting more money to escalate war in Afghanistan,…

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