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Link they did and there was a lot of clarification of what they did and how they justified it. I cant go into details. It was classified but i felt better afterwards and this the whole thing is we dont want a war with iran. It was imminent that things were going to happen and it was better for america to act in President Trump did the right thing. Host is part of eminent threat can you share part of what you learn to make that case . Guest i know they have been collecting intelligence for quite ...

Foreign affairs committee, ted yoho and Gregory Meeks. Later we will hear from the director of iranian studies at Stanford University. At Stanford University. [video clip] our Great American forces are prepared for anything. Appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world. Host from yesterday on u. S. Action toward iran. He discussed the killing of the iranian general and announced sanctions and vowed iran would never possess a nuc...

Approval. In the senate it is being cosponsored by senators. Let me also say that i am also pleased that the house leadership has committed to andng that a similar bill the repeal of another bill are coming up for votes and i look forward to working with them to getting our legislation passed in the senate. When i look back upon american two mosti remember the significant foreignpolicy mistakes our country made in the modern era. And those were the war in be at phnom and the war in iraq. Clear, ...

I mean, Great Respect for the position. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, senator. Vermont senator and 2020 democratic president ial candidate Bernie Sanders also held a News Conference earlier today. He spoke to reporters about current u. S. Relations with iran. This is about half an hour. Thank you all for being here. And let me thank all of my colleagues who are here with me this morning. And were joining together for this enormously important piece of legislation. A bill which would prevent any fu...

Perhaps we shouldnt have. I think the days of occupying nations and reconstruction with the hope that jeffersonian democracy is going to plant seeds and roots, it may have been naive. Its a very primitive country, afghanistan. Ive been there many times. So my question, as i advise the president on syria, a residual force to protect the homeland, i dont think we can afford to stay in these countries forever and occupy them forever. I think the most important thing we can do is to have a residual ...

Which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. January 10, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable david n. Cicilline to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, rabbi ba...

Then we hear from barbara lee, a member of the appropriations and budget committees. And that 00 a. M. , our guest is Katie Bo Williams, defense one l security correspondent. Host it is the washington journal for january 8. For our first halfhour, we will get your reaction to irans Missile Launch targeting an iraqi base housing u. S. Troops. At this hour, no reported casualties. Later in the program, we will hear from legislators about this event and what it means for those in congress. This fir...

Sen. Lee i will tell you how i feel and then senator paul will share how he feels. You know, i came away from this briefing. I respect President Trump. I respect the manner to which he has approached his commanderinchief powers. I believe that more than any other president in my lifetime, President Trump has shown a lot of restraint. He has been reluctant to get involved in wars all over the globe. He has been mindful and respectful of the fact that when the American People are asked to give up ...

Without commenting on content i reaction is that it was and utterly unconventional. I believe more than ever the Congress Needs to act to protect the constitutional provisions about war and peace. I believe there was no rationale that could pass a graduate School Thesis test and i was well, utterly unpersuaded about any evidence about the imminence of a threat that was new or compelling. [inaudible question] the legal rationale absolutely fell in the category of sophomoric and the citation was a...

Of h. R. 1230, which the clerk will report the title. E clerk a bill to amend the age discrimination act and retaliation claims and for other purposes. The chair when the committee of the whole house rose amendment number 5 printed in house report offered by the gentlewoman from michigan had been disposed of. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, the Unfinished Business is request for recorded vote on amendment number printed in 1116790 on which further proceedings were postponed and the knows prevai...