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Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard proudly represented Hawai‘i's 2nd Congressional District from the 113th through the 116th Congresses (Jan. 2013-Jan. 2021)
Jun 24, 2019 4 tweets 1 min read
My No More Presidential Wars resolution will exact a clear consequence to any President that skirts the war powers authority of Congress... (1/4) bit.ly/20190624_NoPre… ... and my NDAA amendments will make certain that nothing in this bill may be used to take America into yet another wasteful, counterproductive regime change war. (2/4)
Jan 29, 2019 5 tweets 2 min read
It's been nearly 100 years since women fought for and won the right to vote. Yet, we still do not have equal rights and protection under the United States Constitution. There are too many examples in our everyday lives where women still do not get equal pay for equal work and where we still face discrimination simply for being a woman.
Jan 10, 2019 6 tweets 2 min read
100 days ago today, the Saudi regime ordered the assassination of a journalist named Jamal Khashoggi. This brought the world’s attention to #SaudiArabia, a radical Wahhabi theocracy, where the oppression of women and the persecution of Christians, Hindus, atheists, and other religious minorities, as well as the LGBT community is the norm.
May 23, 2018 6 tweets 3 min read
Make no mistake—the authorization in Section 1225 of the #NDAA authorizes our military to go to war with Iran. It lacks a clear objective or goal for our troops to achieve, circumvents Congress’s constitutional responsibility to declare war, and provides unending authorization to ‘counter Iran.’ bit.ly/2x3wd3b