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Jim McGovern: “The United States of America is at war right now.”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

Republicans are Wasting BILLIONS on Military Adventurism in the Middle East

Published March 17, 2026 | Video Starts at 43:16

Republicans said they would fight for ordinary people. Instead they helped billionaires. They said they would keep us out of war. Instead they dragged us into another one. Thirteen American troops are … The United States of America is at war right now. … Instead they protect the Epstein elites and peddle distraction after distraction, after after distraction, hoping it will all go away. (43:16–43:26)

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Asserts that the United States is currently engaged in a war.

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“When Biden left office, the average gallon of gas was $3.11. It's now close to $3.80.”
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“We are spending a billion dollars a day on this war in Iran.”
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“Tariffs are costing the average citizen in this country an additional $1,700 per person per year.”
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“The president's own national director of the National Counterterrorism center, who Trump himself appointed, resigned this morning stating…”
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“Thirteen American troops are dead. Over 140 are wounded.”
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“We're spending a billion dollars a day on a reckless and illegal war in Iran.”
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“Republicans refuse to bring legislation to the floor to address [the high cost of living].”
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“Gas is up thanks to the war in Iran.”
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“Gas prices are through the roof.”
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“Groceries are up thanks to the tariffs.”
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“Health care is up, with millions of Americans paying double and triple for their health insurance.”
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“We're spending a billion dollars a day on, on a reckless illegal war in Iran.”
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“We don't have money to help make sure that we can lower energy costs for senior citizens.”
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“We don't have money to make sure our kids get nutritious breakfasts and lunches in schools.”
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“We don't have money for anything. Child care, elder care for our veterans, for our healthcare in general.”
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“Voted for a reconciliation bill that added nearly $5 trillion to the debt.”
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“There's always money for another tax break for multimillionaires, billionaires and giant corporations.”
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“Most of that additional cost to the debt were in the form of tax cuts for multimillionaires and billionaires.”
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“They cut programs like SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.”
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“They cut money for child nutrition programs, they cut money for school nutrition programs.”
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“All those, all that so-called savings has just already been eliminated by what has been spent on the war in Iran.”
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“There's always money for war.”
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“We're at 22, $23 billion already on that war [in Iran] and we're not anywhere near done.”
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“There's never the time or the money to address the real and pressing issues that the American people are begging Republicans to help them…”
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“Over a million [Americans] losing [health insurance] altogether because of Republican inaction.”
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“Another illegal war in the Middle East is costing over a billion dollars a day in taxpayer money.”
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