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The Quincy Institute presented its annual Award for Responsible Statecraft to Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) at an event in the nation’s capital last night.
The Quincy Award honors individuals who have significantly advanced QI’s mission of moving the United States away from a foreign policy of domination and war; Reps. Massie and Khanna were chosen to receive this year’s award for their cross-aisle efforts to rein in U.S. militarism and to restore Congress’ constitutional war powers.
In June 2025, Representatives Khanna and Massie introduced a resolution to prohibit U.S. military involvement in Iran, reasserting Congress’ sole power to declare war under Article I of the Constitution. The resolution garnered more than 75 co-sponsors.
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The Quincy Institute presented its annual Award for Responsible Statecraft to Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) at an event in the nation’s capital last night.
The Quincy Award honors individuals who have significantly advanced QI’s mission of moving the United States away from a foreign policy of domination and war; Reps. Massie and Khanna were chosen to receive this year’s award for their cross-aisle efforts to rein in U.S. militarism and to restore Congress’ constitutional war powers.
In June 2025, Representatives Khanna and Massie introduced a resolution to prohibit U.S. military involvement in Iran, reasserting Congress’ sole power to declare war under Article I of the Constitution. The resolution garnered more than 75 co-sponsors.
Watch the full event here:
youtube.com/watch?v=0mUcTZVQEWk&t=491s
Quincy Institute is an independent, nonprofit think tank. To support our work:
Help fund our research: quincyinst.org/donations
Read our reporting: ResponsibleStatecraft.org
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![Theyre Not Ending Aid to Israel. Theyre Hiding It.
On this episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex expose the secret plan to end US military grant aid to Israel while permanently shielding US military support for Israel from congressional oversight — and from you.
First, they break down Section 224, a provision buried in the annual defense spending bill that would fuse US and Israeli military sectors — weapons procurement, production, AI, biotech, and more — replacing transparent military aid with an unprecedented military-to-military partnership that Congress and the public can no longer scrutinize or stop.
Next, they follow the money: from a Washington Post op-ed written by a VC investor with millions at stake in Israeli military startups, to AIPACs bad-faith attacks on critics, to the neoconservative blueprint — traced back to the Iraq War-era Clean Break memo — that has been quietly driving this merger for decades.
Finally, they reveal Section 622, a companion bill introduced by Senator Tom Cotton that would legally require the president to share US intelligence with Israel — even as the Defense Department has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment of Israel to its highest level ever.
[00:00] – Intro: The Deep State Deleted Our Episode
[04:47] – Section 224: The Bill That Merges the US and Israeli Military Sectors
[08:49] – Whos Getting Rich Off Section 224
[16:43] – The Pentagon Black Box and the Death of Congressional Oversight
[25:53] – How Elites Dismiss Public Opinion on Israel
[33:17] – The Neocon Blueprint Behind Section 224
[40:54] – China Balloon vs. Israel Bugging the Secret Service
[42:27] – Section 622: Tom Cottons Gift to Netanyahu
[48:27] – War Is a Tax on Your Wallet
[52:11] – Outro
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Why is America seemingly always at war? Join the Quincy Institute’s Courtney Rawlings and Alex Jordan as they expose the monied interests, outdated ideologies, and entrenched powers that have driven the U.S. to wage nearly 400 wars and interventions.
They’ll be joined by journalists, advocates, and experts to uncover who profits from America’s endless conflicts, and to imagine how we can build a better, more peaceful U.S. foreign policy.
Learn more about the Quincy Institute: quincyinst.org
Contact the show: alwaysatwar@quincyinst.org
Show art by Justin Hantz
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