Ray Hanania Radio: Cong. Mark Pocan, Jonathan Gornall on Ethiopian Damn

Ray Hanania Radio: Cong. Mark Pocan, Jonathan Gornall on Ethiopian Damn

June 23, 2021 Wednesday 8 AM EST

In Segment 1: We’ll be speaking with Congressman Mark Pocan for Wisconsin’s second congressional district in 2013 following 14 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly. A small business owner, union member, and lifelong advocate for progressive causes, Rep. Pocan fights for policies that promote economic and social justice and support for families of south central Wisconsin.

In the 117th Congress, he serves on the House Appropriations Committee where he sits on the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee; the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration Subcommittee; and the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee. He also serves on the House Education and Labor Committee and the Joint Economic Committee.

Congressman Pocan just returned from a trip to the Middle East about the growth of the pro-justice pro-Arab movement in the US Congress and they seem to be making more and more waves … and it was a trip that Pocan took to Israel many years ago that opened his eyes to the disparity in how Palestinians are treated. He is a strong voice for Palestinian rights.

Congressman Pocan is also among 50 members urging president Biden to redirect $50 billion saved through the withdrawal of US Troops from Afghanistan from the Defense Dept Budget to put an end to endless wars, and re-invest the money into jobs, healthcare, climate security and housing …

In Segment 2: We’ll speak with Jonathan Gornall on the newly launched Arab News GERD deep dive a look at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam … How will Egypt be impacted by Ethiopia filling its GERD reservoir? The primary purpose of the dam is electricity production to relieve Ethiopia’s acute energy shortage and for electricity export to neighboring countries. With a planned installed capacity of 6.45 gigawatts, the dam will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa when completed, as well as the seventh largest in the world.

Gornall is a British author and journalist formerly with The Times of London, is a features writer for Arab News. Now based in the UK, he lived and worked in the Middle East for several years.

Link for reference: 

https://www.arabnews.com/BattleForTheNile

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