Thursday, September 12, 2013

WP: Where Congress stands on Syria

Lawmakers appear to be tentatively dividing into four camps over military action in Syria; 1) AGAINST Military Action, 2) LEANING NO, 3) UNDECIDED and, 4) FOR Military Action. The Washington Post is tracking House and Senate members positions. Read more at the Washington Post...

OREGON - As of Sept. 12th:

  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR First District): Leaning NO
  • Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR Second District): AGAINST - “Absent a direct threat to the United States or our allies and a clear goal and definition of victory, I must oppose using military force in Syria.”
  • Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR Third District): UNDECIDED
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR Fourth District): AGAINST - “This situation is incredibly fluid, but I currently do not support an open-ended, ill-defined intervention in another civil war.”
  • Rep. Curt Schrader (D-OR Fifth District): AGAINST - “...direct U.S. military involvement at this time is one of the worst of many bad options.”
  • Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR): UNDECIDED
  • Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR): UNDECIDED

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