This morning, Congressman Pittenger joined SiriusXM host Tim Farley for a discussion on President Obama’s visit to Charlotte, the problem of tax inversions, and whether or not President Obama should attack ISIS in Syria.
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President Obama’s announced and precipitous withdrawal of American forces created the vacuum and opportunity for terrorist resurgence in Iraq, including the emergence of the barbaric and highly organized forces of the Islamic State. As a result, 200,000 Christians and Yazidis are threatened with imminent genocide.
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This fall, when the House and Senate reconcile their separate appropriations bills, I urge Congress to remove the Massie-Lofgren amendment from the final legislation.
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As ISIS captures more territory in Iraq and pledges attacks on U.S. soil, Congressman Robert Pittenger is working to strengthen relationships with our European allies.
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Congressman Robert Pittenger returned to Charlotte today to honor and acknowledge the sacrifice of 100 local airmen who are deploying overseas as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Locally-based heroes of the North Carolina Air National Guard will begin deploying for Operation Enduring Freedom on Wednesday, June 25th. Congressman Robert Pittenger plans to return from Washington in time to honor their sacrifice and commitment at a special deployment ceremony.
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President Obama should never have allowed us to get to this point, where radical Islamist militants are overrunning Iraq and attempting to establish a permanent base for attacks against the United States and Europe. This crisis is the result of his misguided policy of precipitous retreat and appeasement, and could have been avoided had the President and his national security team followed the advice of countless military leaders.
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New bipartisan reforms approved recently by the House of Representatives go further, prohibiting the NSA from collecting bulk phone records and requiring case-by-case approval for future investigations requiring access to specific phone data, which will now be held by private companies. If approved by the Senate and signed by President Obama, the NSA will no longer capture or store your personal telephone and e-mail records.
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Two weeks ago, Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) led a bipartisan group of 172 Members of Congress in asking President Obama to urge the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions against Boko Haram, the radical Islamist terror group responsible for kidnapping hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls.
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The NSA will no longer be authorized to collect bulk phone records under bipartisan national security legislation approved this morning by Congress.
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