“But the president’s actions and inaction are only making life more unaffordable for our citizens. We are now in the second month of Trump’s Iran war, and the president has offered no proposal to even authorize the use of force in Iran, nor have Republicans demanded one. We have not had a single open hearing on the war, nor have Republicans called for one,” the Democrat continued.
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“The case for the war in Iran has never been made, will never be made, and my colleagues will not put the matter to a vote for fear they will lose that vote or be held accountable for it,” he concluded
This assertion also pauses a very important deadline for Congress to approve ongoing activities in the fight.
The War Powers Resolution gave President Donald Trump 60 days, until Friday, May 1, to either cease the war in Iran or get Congress’s permission to keep it going.
