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Boggs Jr. had the clout of an oracle, the air of a senator and a joie de vivre that gleefully declared his family’s Louisiana roots.
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Boggs Jr. had the clout of an oracle, the air of a senator and a joie de vivre that gleefully declared his family’s Louisiana roots.
“Every time the United States has gotten into a war, it has started with something like this,” Scott said.
“Every time the United States has gotten into a war, it has started with something like this,” Scott said.
This week, Congress is scheduled to vote on the administration’s three-month-old request for $500 million to train and equip a reported 6,000 fighters for Syria’s so-called “moderate” opposition.
That’s about the size of NASA’s budget. Adams said he believes air operations in Iraq and Syria could cost $10 billion over the next year, assuming this war lasts that long.
That’s about the size of NASA’s budget. Adams said he believes air operations in Iraq and Syria could cost $10 billion over the next year, assuming this war lasts that long.
“I believe a two-step process is what we will, I think, pursue,” Hoyer told CQ Roll Call and the Washington Post on Thursday during a taping of the C-SPAN program “Newsmakers,” set to air on Sunday
“I commend the President for clearly presenting to the American people his strategy for leading a multinational force to confront this barbaric terrorist organization known as ISIL,” said Sen.
Pelosi has stressed action must be taken soon, and said this week, “I do support the training of moderate Syrians in order to fight ISIS out of country.”
Pelosi has stressed action must be taken soon, and said this week, “I do support the training of moderate Syrians in order to fight ISIS out of country.”
Air strikes yes, ground troops, no: “But I want the American people to understand how this effort will be different from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
President Barack Obama wants the approval of Congress as he announces a broad new air war against ISIS, including strikes in Syria, but says he already has the authority he needs.
This is a core principle of my presidency: if you threaten America, you will find no safe haven,” Obama said.
And in two weeks, I will chair a meeting of the UN Security Council to further mobilize the international community around this effort.
And in two weeks, I will chair a meeting of the UN Security Council to further mobilize the international community around this effort.
“It just moved faster than I think anyone thought it would,” said a Democratic operative privy to internal polling in the contest.
“It just moved faster than I think anyone thought it would,” said a Democratic operative privy to internal polling in the contest.
“I don’t know if, by the time when the playoffs roll around, that race will still be on people’s radar,” a GOP media buyer said.
“I don’t know if, by the time when the playoffs roll around, that race will still be on people’s radar,” a GOP media buyer said.
But this fight is not over. Congressional appropriations expire after one year. Lawmakers must stay vigilant and continue to fight for the Tomahawk.