The GOP debate on Capitol Hill over Iran war funding
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Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill are finding the Iran war to be both a “budgetary issue” and a “real liability” going into the November midterm elections, according to Carl Hulse of the New York Times “There's a real fight on Capitol Hill about how much to fund the war, some of this among Republicans themselves, ” Hulse told Washington Week moderator Jeffrey Goldberg. Washington Week with the Atlantic is a partnership between @newshour, @wetavfm and @theatlantic, airing every Friday on PBS stations nationwide. Tap the link in Washington Week’s bio to watch this week’s episode. Watch the latest Washington Week with The Atlantic here: https://pbs.org/washingtonweek Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2ZEPJNs Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonweek Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/washingtonweek
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