Senate to Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution Tomorrow
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate will vote tomorrow on a War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within and against Iran. Tomorrow marks 80 days since the Trump-Vance Administration launched Operation Epic Fury. The resolution is led by U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Andy Kim (D-NJ). This week’s vote comes after a record three Republicans voted last week to support a War Powers Resolution to end the use of military force in Iran. Recent polls continue to show widespread disapproval of the war against Iran.
“We are in a fragile ceasefire, but President Trump continues to threaten Iran with more bombs to further a war that has already had enormous costs to all Americans, especially our military,” said Kaine. “The Senate should use this moment to do what we should have done before the war started—discuss the rationale, strategy, end state, and costs to American taxpayers and our economy. This war also places a significant burden on our servicemembers and military assets, and there is growing momentum to end this unnecessary conflict. The Trump-Vance Administration’s refusal to get authorization from Congress and share adequate information with us about the war, including the legal opinion to justify it, should compel all members to do what the Constitution requires and deliberate over whether we should send our sons and daughters to risk their lives.”
“For nearly 80 days now, Donald Trump has waged a reckless war that is continuing to endanger the lives of servicemembers, drive up costs like gas, and cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars – all with no clear plan, objective, or legal authority,” said Leader Schumer. “Republicans’ continued refusal to support any of the seven previous War Powers Resolutions votes shows their unconditional willingness to capitulate to Donald Trump, even at the expense of American families straining under increasing inflation. Democrats will once again offer Republicans the chance to do the right thing, end this reckless war, and reassert Congress’s authority. I urge my Republican colleagues to make the right choice.”
“As Trump's Iran war reaches the 80-day mark with no end in sight, it’s long past time for Congress to act,” said Schiff. “With the president renewing threats to launch new attacks on Iran, the tragic loss of servicemembers, and the economic fallout Americans are paying for at the pump, Senate Democrats will once again force a vote to end this illegal war and ask our Republican colleagues to join us. Congress must demand an end to this war that has come at a terrible cost for the nation."
“We got three Republicans to vote in favor of our last War Powers Resolution—the closest we’ve come to ending Trump’s illegal war in Iran—because Republicans are finally starting to realize how costly and disastrous this conflict is,” said Duckworth. “More than 80 days since Trump launched this war of choice, the Trump Administration still has yet to articulate a consistent goal or desired end state, let alone how we could get there. Waging an unjustified conflict with no coherent strategy for how to end it is a recipe for a forever war—and the quicker Republicans can grasp that, the quicker we can pass our War Powers Resolution and rein in Trump’s chaos. I urge the rest of my Republican colleagues to grow a spine and finally vote with us to do just that.”
“The fastest way to end the war in Iran is to stop digging this hole even deeper. As our nation marks 80 days at war, Americans are calling out louder than ever for Congress to put an end to it. Republicans need to stop rubber-stamping Trump and do their jobs. This war is only making our nation less safe and driving up costs for the American people,” said Van Hollen.
“We can’t keep putting the cost of this war in Iran on American families. We’ve had enough of this war and its cost,” said Kim. “We can do something about it, right here, right now. We can pass this War Powers Resolution, and bring this illegal war to an end — and give American families the long overdue relief they need.”
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