Description
Rye Barcott, Marine veteran and co-founder and CEO of “With Honor Action,” talked about his group’s mission to increase the number of veterans in elected office and foster bipartisanship in Congress.
5 minutes
Keywords
- Bipartisan
- Caucus
- Congress
- Democrat
- Don Bacon
- House Of Representatives
- Jimmy Panetta
- Legislation
- Oath Of Office
- Polarization
- Political Action Committee
- Republican
- Russo Ukrainian War (2014-present)
- Senate
- Veteran
- Vietnam War (1955-75)
- World War Two (1939-45)
Additional Resources
- Primary Source Current Event Video Analysis Handout - Google Docs
- Video Clip: Michelle Obama Remarks on Supporting Veterans and Their Families
- Video Clip: U.S. Military and Veterans Health Care
- Bell Ringer: Public Trust in Government
- Bell Ringer: Misperceptions Between Citizens and Soldiers
- Bell Ringer: The Department of Veterans Affairs
- Bell Ringer: The History and Evolution of Veterans Day
- Lesson Plan: Improving How Congress Works
- Lesson Plan: Political Polarization