House Finally Votes No on Iran. And Yes on Ukraine. Democrats Have a Graham Platner Problem.
About this episode
The episode discusses the recent congressional votes on military actions regarding Iran and Ukraine, highlighting the integrity of certain Republicans.
The House finally did its job. By a 215-208 vote on the War Powers Act and a 218-204 vote authorizing $8 billion in military financing for Ukraine, Congress this week told Trump no on Iran and yes on Kyiv. It's shamefully overdue, it's mostly symbolic on Iran, and it took a handful of Republicans with actual integrity — Fitzpatrick, Massie, Barrett, Davidson, and Don Bacon among them — to make it happen. But on day 1559 of Russia's full-scale invasion, with more than 700 Ukrainian children dead and an American sergeant just killed in a training accident in Iraq that almost nobody noticed, this is the closest thing to good news Washington has produced in months.
People in this episode
Host: Paul Rieckhoff
Topics covered
- War Powers Act
- military financing
- Ukraine
- Iran
- Congress
- political integrity
Keywords
- War Powers Act
- military financing
- Ukraine
- Iran
- Congress
- Republicans
- politics
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Iran, Kyiv, Iraq
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