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Tulsi Gabbard

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Tulsi Gabbard is an American politician and military veteran who served as a U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party during her congressional tenure, Gabbard is known for her progressive views and has been an advocate for issues such as healthcare reform and environmental sustainability. She gained national attention as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 2020, where she emphasized a non-interventionist foreign policy and a commitment to civil liberties.

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Sep 3, 2019

The next president has to be able to de-escalate tensions with nuclear-armed countries and bring our troops home.

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Sep 3, 2019

We have to stop separating children from their parents and make sure we have humane immigration policies.

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Apr 3, 2019

I hope we have the opportunity to address the fact that if a contractor is not performing, if they are underperforming and not meeting their marks, we are not talking about getting a lower percentage of incentives.

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Mar 5, 2019

We must also understand that low-yield nuclear weapons are not designed to act as a deterrent, but are instead actually designed to be used.

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Dec 31, 2018

I will do anything and everything that I possibly can to stop sending our men and women in uniform into harm’s way, fighting in these wasteful, counterproductive wars.

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Dec 31, 2018

The reason that I’m so outspoken on this issue of ending these wasteful regime-change wars is because I have seen firsthand this high human cost of war and the impact that it has on my fellow brothers and sisters in uniform.

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Nov 20, 2018

Hey, Donald Trump, being Saudi Arabia's bitch is not America first.

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Jun 27, 2018

I have an amendment on the table. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''. Page 34, line 13, after the…

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Jun 19, 2018

I think there's been a lot of focus on the geopolitical considerations and impacts of these negotiations. But very little focus on the seriousness of the North Korea nuclear threat on the United States.

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Jun 6, 2018

We hope to build upon our momentum in the months ahead.

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Jun 6, 2018

2018 is the year IAVA will educate Americans about burn pits and airborne toxic exposures.

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Jun 6, 2018

The only way that we are going to get anything done on this, whether we do it as a body in Congress or whether we work with the VA to be able to help these veterans, either way, I appreciate the urgency and attention that you are placing…

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Jun 6, 2018

We shouldn't be re-creating the wheel here, so I am wondering what the VA has done in looking at what has already happened with James Zadroga Act to help with the 9/11 first responders so that we are not starting from scratch and studying…

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Jun 6, 2018

Something similar that I heard from another veteran, who is working with Burn Pit 360, this morning was the comparison between the types of exposure that our veterans have had deployed throughout the Middle East, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait…

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Jun 6, 2018

It is unfortunate that this remains an obscure issue for too many Members of Congress.

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Jun 6, 2018

On May 17, IAVA stood with Iraq war veteran Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and Afghanistan veteran Congressman Brian Mast.

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May 22, 2018

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Hawaii will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Aguilar The Acting CHAIR. It is…

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May 22, 2018

I commend your travels to meet with Kim Jong-un to lay the groundwork for these negotiations with the goal and objective of verifiable and complete denuclearization of North Korea.

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May 22, 2018

We are literally at a historic moment in time where we have a brief window of opportunity to peacefully denuclearize North Korea.

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May 22, 2018

Pursuing a military option with North Korea would be horrific on a scale not seen since World War II.

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Apr 11, 2018

I do not want to hear again that we are battling today's war with last--the last war's equipment.

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Apr 11, 2018

What would the objective of an attack on Syria be, and how does that serve the interests of the American people?

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Apr 11, 2018

It is simple, however, what the Constitution requires.

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Apr 11, 2018

My question is, will the President uphold the Constitution, the War Powers Resolution, and comply with the law that he signed by obtaining authorization from Congress before launching U.S. military attacks against Syria?

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Apr 11, 2018

The launch of 59 missiles against Syria by Trump last year was illegal, and did not meet any of those criteria in the War Powers Resolution.

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