<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Here's an interesting development. Tammy Duckworth is concerned about the possibility of military conflict with Iran, according to her press operation. </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">17 Senators have signed this bill, including Rand Paul, an original co-sponsor, on April 4. </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Why isn't Tammy Duckworth's name on this list, if she is so concerned about the possibility of war with Iran? </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1039/cosponsors" target="_blank">https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1039/cosponsors</a><br><br></div></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">S.1039 - Prevention of Unconstitutional War with Iran Act of 2019</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Sponsor:<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] (Introduced 04/04/2019)</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><table class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-item_table" style="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px;width:824px;border-top:1px solid rgb(51,51,51);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12px"><thead><tr><th scope="col" class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245);border-bottom-color:rgb(51,51,51)">Cosponsor</th><th scope="col" class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245);border-bottom-color:rgb(51,51,51);white-space:nowrap">Date Cosponsored</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/rand-paul/P000603" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,102,204)" target="_blank">Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]*</a></td><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);white-space:nowrap">04/04/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/richard-durbin/D000563" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,102,204)" target="_blank">Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]*</a></td><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);white-space:nowrap">04/04/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/patrick-leahy/L000174" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,102,204)" target="_blank">Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]*</a></td><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);white-space:nowrap">04/04/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/dianne-feinstein/F000062" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,102,204)" target="_blank">Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]*</a></td><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);white-space:nowrap">04/04/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/bernard-sanders/S000033" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,102,204)" target="_blank">Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]*</a></td><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);white-space:nowrap">04/04/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/jeff-merkley/M001176" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,102,204)" target="_blank">Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]*</a></td><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);white-space:nowrap">04/04/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/martin-heinrich/H001046" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,102,204)" target="_blank">Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]*</a></td><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);white-space:nowrap">04/04/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/christopher-murphy/M001169" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,102,204)" target="_blank">Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]*</a></td><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);white-space:nowrap">04/04/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/edward-markey/M000133" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,102,204)" target="_blank">Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]*</a></td><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);white-space:nowrap">04/04/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/brian-schatz/S001194" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,102,204)" target="_blank">Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]*</a></td><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);white-space:nowrap">04/04/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/mazie-hirono/H001042" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,102,204)" target="_blank">Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]*</a></td><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);white-space:nowrap">04/04/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/thomas-carper/C000174" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,102,204)" target="_blank">Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]</a></td><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);white-space:nowrap">05/07/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/sherrod-brown/B000944" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,102,204)" target="_blank">Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]</a></td><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);white-space:nowrap">05/13/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/elizabeth-warren/W000817" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,102,204)" target="_blank">Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]</a></td><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);white-space:nowrap">05/14/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/chris-van-hollen/V000128" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,102,204)" target="_blank">Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]</a></td><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);white-space:nowrap">05/15/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-actions" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/benjamin-cardin/C000141" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,102,204)" target="_blank">Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]</a></td><td class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-date" style="vertical-align:top;padding:12px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);white-space:nowrap">05/15/2019</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Press (Duckworth)</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Press_Team@duckworth.senate.gov" target="_blank">Press_Team@duckworth.senate.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, May 16, 2019 at 10:22 AM<br>Subject: VIDEO: Tammy Duckworth Questions Why President Trump is Empowering John Bolton to Push U.S. into Conflict with Iran<br>To: Press (Duckworth) <<a href="mailto:Press_Team@duckworth.senate.gov" target="_blank">Press_Team@duckworth.senate.gov</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-m_-189579501430413655wordsection1" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-m_-189579501430413655wordsection1" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">May 16, 2019<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-m_-189579501430413655wordsection1" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Contact: Sean Savett,
<a href="mailto:sean_savett@duckworth.senate.gov" target="_blank">sean_savett@duckworth.senate.gov</a>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">VIDEO: Tammy Duckworth Questions Why President Trump is Empowering John Bolton to Push Our Nation into Conflict with Iran<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-m_-189579501430413655wordsection1" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — As the Trump Administration seeks to escalate tensions between the U.S. and Iran, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth
(D-IL) raised questions about why the Trump Administration has failed to share the latest intelligence assessment involving Iran with the U.S. Senate as well as American allies. During interviews with
<a href="https://app.frame.io/presentations/655d4511-8295-48c8-9713-2b2668ad25a4" target="_blank">
CNN’s Anderson Cooper</a> and <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/u-s-escalation-on-iran-59701317766?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ai" target="_blank">
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes</a>, Duckworth called for a classified intelligence briefing to be offered to all 100 Senators as soon as possible. Duckworth also questioned whether President Trump is really involved in the latest provocative actions and whether it is
his staff, such as National Security Advisor John Bolton, who are “driving the train” towards a war with Iran to achieve regime change. Duckworth emphasized that only Congress has the constitutional authority to declare war or authorize use of military force,
neither of which Congress has done regarding Iran.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-m_-189579501430413655wordsection1" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Key Quotes:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-m_-189579501430413655wordsection1" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">“It's very hard to square when I've not received any type of an intelligence analysis or briefing from the administration. You
know I was just in Iraq less than three weeks ago and certainly I did not get any briefings on the ground there that indicated that there was any type of increase</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">d<span style="color:black"> risk
from Iran.<u></u><u></u></span></span></i></p>
<p class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-m_-189579501430413655wordsection1" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">...<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-m_-189579501430413655wordsection1" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“Unfortunately, I don’t trust a lot of what’s coming out of the White House, which is why I am asking for a briefing. Listen, Congress is the
only branch that has the ability to declare war. We deserve to get this information and it really is troubling to me that they say, ‘well this information exists. We’re pulling out our U.S. personnel from our embassies’ but our allies are not! So are you telling
me that we’re not sharing this important information with our allies and we’re leaving them in the lurch?<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-m_-189579501430413655wordsection1" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">...<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-m_-189579501430413655wordsection1" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“If such intelligence exists, then they need to brief the Members of Congress ... I know the President is not very keen on listening to intelligence
briefings, but I am. I take my job very seriously. So come on, give me this briefing. In a bipartisan way, the members here in the Senate have called for such a briefing and yet we still have not received one.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<p class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-m_-189579501430413655wordsection1" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“I don’t trust Mr. Bolton. I think he’s driving the train on this, I don’t think Mr. Trump is. It’s sad because that’s our commander-in-chief.
I think Mr. Bolton is the one who is driving this escalation and it frankly is terrifying and deeply concerning to me that someone who is not elected by the American people is making these key decisions and pushing us towards greater and greater escalation.
Again, if this truly exists, then share the information with the Senate. Let me see those estimates. And if they truly exist and there’s a real threat, then why are you not sharing this with our allies who are in the region?”<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<p class="m_-3239831393462466338gmail-m_-189579501430413655wordsection1" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Videos of the full interviews are available
<a href="https://app.frame.io/presentations/655d4511-8295-48c8-9713-2b2668ad25a4" target="_blank">
here</a> and <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/u-s-escalation-on-iran-59701317766?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ai" target="_blank">
here</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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