PM meeting with US Congresspeople: 21 February 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson met US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and a delegation other Congresspeople in London today.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson met US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and a delegation other Congresspeople in London today.
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-13 California) took time out of her busy schedule to join us for TechCrunch Sessions: Justice. During our wide-ranging discussion, she talked about the issues in tech that unfortunately do not get enough attention: a lack of diversity in tech, the so-called pipeline problem, the digital divide and access for all to the legal cannabis marketplace. Rep. Lee has represented the 13th District of California -- Oakland and the surrounding East Bay cities -- since 1998.
Letter: Peace legislation We are writing to urge our congressman, John Garamendi, to cosponsor HR256, to repeal the 2002 Iraq Authorization to Use Military Force (2002 Iraq AUMF). If, after reading this letter, readers agree, we encourage them to let Rep. Garamendi know. The Constitution gives Congress sole power to declare war and requires Congress to oversee conduct of U.S. wars. Since Vietnam, Congress, rather than declare all-out wars, has authorized more limited, specific military actions using AUMFs. It passed the 2002 Iraq AUMF to authorize war against Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq...