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Tammy Baldwin Calls On Senate GOP To 'Do Their Job' And Vote For Iran War Powers Resolution

Published | Video Starts at 00:22

I rise today to once again call on my Republican colleagues to listen to their constituents and bring an end to this war of choice. Let's be clear. Americans do not like this war because they are the ones paying for it. American taxpayers have already been forced to shell out at least $29 billion for a conflict with no end in sight. Hundreds of American service members have been injured and 13Americans have lost their lives. And Americans are paying the price for this war at the gas pump every single day as the cost of just about everything seems to be going up. (00:22–00:35)

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