This was a major strategic error, and I just don’t think voters of either party are going to tolerate, in the long run, pretending that this thing went well.
Brian Schatz
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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz
United States Senator from Hawaii. Chief Deputy Whip.
- But seriously where is the document? Are they still drafting it after it has been docusigned? Is it classified? And why has Mark Carney seen it and not the American public? This is all so very unnecessary and odd. Seems like maybe they don’t want people to see it.
- This is enormously important and good news.Delighted to share that Frontier has raised an additional $915 million to accelerate the world’s best carbon removal companies. frontierclimate.com/writing/growth…
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Assuming the version published by Bloomberg/CNN is accurate, the MOU with Iran is a denouement of American defeat. That is not to condemn the agreement, which is merely the expression of where this war has led us. Rather, it is to condemn what and who brought us to defeat. - Brian Schatz reposted
Almost like his opponents on the Hill aren't Democrats, but Republicans How much of this are Senate Rs going to takeTrump going full bore Bull in the China Shop on DNI / FISA / Clayton nomination
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“People shouldn’t read too much into the language of the MOU,” one US official told me, describing the agreement as a “political document.” “What’s more important than the actual document is the understandings we have with each other... We came up with language that allowsNEW: US negotiators are working to quickly release the text of the agreement between Washington & Tehran, even as they downplay the significance of the specific language in the document, US officials tell me @Kevinliptakcnn The officials described the text of the MOU as - Brian Schatz reposted
Sen. @brianschatz: If this deal is so good, why can't the public see it? Donald Trump hasn't made anything materially better. 13 service members dead. 3,000 Iranians killed, billions of dollars, maybe hundreds of billions of dollars in 3 months, and prices spiked everywhere.
00:00 - Given the money spent and the lives lost, and the price of everything going up, it is intolerable that the agreement itself is not publicly available for everyone to read. There is no national security or other reason that justifies keeping everyone in the dark.
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Wow I can’t believe they did the meme
BREAKING: Iran says the US has agreed to pay $300 billion in reconstruction funds directly to Iran as part of the deal Pakistan announced, alongside the release of $24 billion in frozen funds with $12 billion released before negotiations even start, per Mehr News. This directly - Brian Schatz reposted
This is literally just the JCPOA. They literally have an MOU to negotiate the same deal Trump ripped up.Replying to @DashaBurnsAdministration officials say the core bargain is simple: Iran gets access to sanctions relief and the global economy if it accepts verification measures, curbs nuclear activity, and reduces support for destabilizing regional activity. The details remain largely undisclosed. - I still hope they upgrade it to a Flagrant 1.
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Late mail-in ballots usually lean more progressiveActually how the FUCK did they come back from down 76-49 at half
