Kaine Statement on House Passage of Iran War Powers Resolution

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a War Powers Resolution to force an end to President Donald Trump’s war with Iran:

“It shouldn’t be surprising to the President and his national security team that this war is deeply unpopular—especially when the Trump-Vance Administration has offered no explanation to the American people about what our objectives are, whether we can achieve them through military force alone, what the legal rationale is, or what the financial and human costs and risks are for our country. Today’s House vote is more evidence that this Administration is focused on the wrong things. Americans have zero interest in being dragged into another prolonged war in the Middle East, and I’ll continue pushing my colleagues to end this unnecessary and costly war when my War Powers Resolution comes up for its next vote soon.”

The Senate recently voted to advance Kaine’s War Powers Resolution on Iran. Polls continue to show widespread disapproval of the war.

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