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TexasTowelie

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Tue Jun 12, 2018, 02:27 AM Jun 2018

How Tulsi Gabbard's Fight Against War Is Affecting Hawaii

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard describes herself as a leading voice for peace in Congress.

One of the ways she’s backed it up is by voting against the National Defense Authorization Act, one of the few bipartisan success stories in a congressional climate known more for its tribalistic dysfunction than its ability to pass legislation.

The NDAA sets the spending priorities and policy directions for the U.S. military, whether it’s increasing troop levels, building more F-35 fighter jets or beefing up missile defense in the Indo-Pacific region.

For Hawaii, the NDAA lays the groundwork for hundreds of millions of dollars in government investment in the local economy.

Read more: http://www.civilbeat.org/2018/06/how-tulsi-gabbards-fight-against-war-is-affecting-hawaii/

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How Tulsi Gabbard's Fight Against War Is Affecting Hawaii (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2018 OP
US astronomical military expenditures "bipartisan success story" soryang Jun 2018 #1
she's being primaried by a progressive democrat...sherry Campagna... msongs Jun 2018 #2

soryang

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1. US astronomical military expenditures "bipartisan success story"
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 02:37 AM
Jun 2018

“From Iraq, to Libya, to Syria, and beyond, we’ve seen the death and destruction caused by leaders who ignore the high cost of war and perpetuate costly counterproductive regime change wars that destroy people’s lives and drain resources so critically needed in our communities here at home,” Gabbard said in the statement.

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