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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement following the Senate passage of a bipartisan continuing resolution that funds the government through Dec. 11, 2014 and grants the President authority to take action against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria: “I strongly oppose putting U.S. combat troops […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has announced her strong opposition to a U.S. military intervention in Syria. She made her decision after returning to Washington early last week for the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the situation in Syria, and attending several classified briefings with Administration officials and meetings with her colleagues in the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Rep. Tulsi Gabbard returned Tuesday to Washington, D.C. to participate in the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the situation in Syria, where Secretary of State John Kerry will testify. The hearing 6 a.m. HST/12 p.m. EST Wednesday and can be watched live: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hclive04 “The importance of this debate and the process of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sen. Brian Schatz has issued the following statement regarding Congressional consultation on military action in Syria: “President Obama has taken the proper step in announcing that he will seek Congressional authorization before taking military action. Congress must weigh in. And this decision should spur an important debate, allowing us to review the facts. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has partnered with several of her House colleagues to send a letter to President Barack Obama calling for consultation with the U.S. Congress before any military intervention in Syria is authorized. The congresswoman released an additional statement about her position on intervention in Syria below: “The use of chemical weapons […]

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