Sunday show wrap-up: ISIS dominates
ISIS
Boehner: Obama war request not strong enough “We need a robust strategy to take on ISIL,” the Speaker said. http://ow.ly/J5fR3
GOP senator: ‘Lot of skepticism’ about Obama’s commitment to fight ISIS “I think we should act, not just debate,” Corker said. http://ow.ly/J5rMT
McCain: Obama war powers request ‘convoluted’ “It’s probably appropriate to have the debate,” the senator said. http://ow.ly/J5p8N
White House to Congress: Don’t ‘take a pass’ on war powers request An Obama aide said the president takes the terror threat “very, very seriously.” http://ow.ly/J59vb
Panetta: ISIS must be met ‘with everything we’ve got’ The former Defense secretary said ISIS represents “a whole new phase” in war on terror. http://ow.ly/J54Hj
Former congressman: War powers request ‘monumental failure of leadership’ “This is a hallmark of this presidency,” Mike Rogers added. http://ow.ly/J5euY
ISRAEL
Boehner: ‘We have every right to’ invite Netanyahu to speak “There’s a serious threat facing the world,” he said. http://ow.ly/J56tN
Former Defense secretary ‘afraid’ of impact of Netanyahu speech Panetta said he hopes a “partisan presentation” is avoided. http://ow.ly/J5a8V
CLIMATE CHANGE
House Dem wouldn’t put climate change, terror in ‘same sentence’ “I wouldn’t agree that it’s the more immediate threat,” Adam Schiff said of climate change. http://ow.ly/J5iOZ
BENGHAZI
Boehner: Benghazi investigation not about Clinton 2016 bid “The idea here is to get the American people the facts,” he said. http://ow.ly/J5mSQ
FERGUSON
House Dem: ‘We have let Ferguson drift away’ “We still have problems,” Rep. John Lewis said. http://ow.ly/J5oDb
VA
VA chief: Employees being held ‘accountable’ “Nine-hundred people have been fired since I became secretary,” Robert McDonald said. http://ow.ly/J5t5s
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