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Mark Pocan: “We might not be in a war with Iran [if money from AIPAC was…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 57 with Aaron Rupar

Published | Video Starts at 01:21

I mean, a lot that, that really gets at one of the real problems in our democracy because if you took away the money from AIPAC in campaigns. Yeah, guess what? We might not be in a war with Iran [if money from AIPAC was removed from campaigns]. From apac, from the nra, from defense contractors. Run down the list. Take our democracy back. Absolutely. That's great. Matt, thank you so much for your time today. Appreciate it. (01:21–01:24)

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Suggests that campaign contributions from AIPAC influence U.S. foreign policy towards Iran.

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