Monitoring Desk
MUNICH: The Munich Security Conference will host the most significant number of U.S. lawmakers in its history next week — but they’ll arrive in four separate groupings.
According to U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), one Democratic CODEL (a congressional delegation and abbreviated in Hill-speak to CODEL) will be led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer; a Republican one led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell; a bipartisan one calling themselves CODEL McCain after the late senator who is reversed at the conference; and a House group.
CODELS to conference
The reason for the four CODELs is that they’re all traveling to different places before and after the conference, even if they’ll all be in Munich for the event. But the differing arrival and departure points has turned the planning into “a shit show,” per Graham, who forms part of CODEL McCain.
The senator noted that the solid congressional representation reflects America’s bipartisan support for Ukraine’s cause. The conference will take place February 17-19, and NatSec Daily will be there — come say hi!
