Rep. Veasey: UAPs absent House NDAA markup (ANNOUNCEMENT: Burchett's back LIVE w/ Laslo THIS WEEK!)

BREAKING ANNOUNCEMENT: He’s back! WHO: Congressional UAP Caucus Co-chair Tim Burchett ICYMI — Burchett was signaling YOU, fam! WHAT: LIVE Listening w/ Laslo & a Lawmaker session**Come with your own questions for the Congressman! WHERE: Ask a Pol’s Discord server WHEN: Details will be posted in Ask a Pol’s subscriber chat after Memorial Day SIGNUP: Subscribe to access to Ask a Pol’s VIP, Subscriber-Only event BELOW: NEW Ask a Pol EXCLUSIVE Who?Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX) — Armed Services and Energy & Commerce CommitteesLISTEN: Laslo & Veasey  Ask a Pol asks of HASC NDAA markup, Day 2:Have UAPs come up at all in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act — or NDAA — markup in the House Armed Services Committee (aka HASC)? Key Veasey:  “No. They have not. No,” Rep. Marc Veasey exclusively tells Ask a Pol.  ICYMI — Ask a Pol’s exclusive w/ Sen. Mike Rounds who tells us Senate UAPDA negotiations are a go Caught our ear:“No,” Veasey tells us.  Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Marc VeaseySCENE: Thursday, for the second day in a row, in the midst of an ongoing markup of this year’s sweeping and expansive NDAA Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo asks for a quick UAP update from House Armed Services Committee — aka HASC — member Rep. Marc Veasey. Both of our interviews (only one of which we have time to drop now. Sorry!!!) occurred during a vote of the entire House of Representatives. Other than those votes, HASC members were all but locked inside their markup. The Capitol grounds are chaotic. Bulky Black SUVs. A herds of reporters there. A sporadic sleek sedan. An occasional whizzing hybrid. An occasional lone wolf reporter like Laslo lurking in the sun-drenched shadows, with quick follow-up questions only. When Congress is out, Congress is OUT! We’re different. On. Purpose. Matt Laslo: “Did UAPs come up?” In the whizzing chaos, Laslo instantly senses — ie, knows — the congressman misheard the question. Marc Veasey: “Yeah, it did.” Laslo now knows the congressman missed the full question. ML: “In the markup…” MV: “Which one?” ML: “UAPs?”MV: “No. They have not. No.” ML: “No?”MV: “Naw.” Summer Intern Fund! Consider chipping in to support our independent journalism — Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer! ML: “Interesting.” Veasey shakes head no. ML: “Yeah?”MV: “Yeah.”ML: “I’ll be watching.”MV: “Yeah, I bet.”ML: “Preciate ya.”Happy Memorial Day! Thanks for your service. Matt Laslo’s a veteran congressional correspondent, new media prof. & founder of Ask a Pol — a new, people-powered press corps. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe