Pressure Grows On Congress To Sponsor Resolution To Block Trump's War With Iran

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said that he is going to write every member of Congress to get them to sponsor his bipartisan resolution to block Trump from war with Iran.

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After Trump bombed Iran, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) called on all members of Congress to immediately return to the Capitol to take action on Trump’s new war.

Khanna posted on X:

This is a defining moment for the Democratic party. We need to stand against war with Iran. I am sending a Dear Colleague letter tonight asking every House member to sponsor my & RepThomasMassie WPR to stop this war.

The WPA resolution that Khanna was referring to is a War Powers Act resolution. Khanna has a Republican partner in his effort to limit Trump’s war powers. Rep. Thomas Massie, the conservative Republican from Kentucky, has joined with Khanna on the resolution.

Khanna called on Congress to come back into session on Monday to vote, “Stopping Iran from having a nuclear bomb is a top priority, but dragging the U.S. into another Middle East war is not the solution. Trump’s strikes are unconstitutional and put Americans, especially our troops, at risk. Congress needs to come back to DC immediately to vote on Rep. Thomas Massie and my bipartisan War Powers Resolution to ensure there is no further conflict and escalation. President Obama’s JCPOA limited enrichment to 3.67 percent and only in Natanz. After Trump ripped it up, we had 60 percent enrichment in Fordo. Americans want diplomacy, not more costly wars. We need to deescalate and pursue a path of peace.”

The resolution has 47 co-sponsers that include 47 cosponsors: Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Val Hoyle, Rashida Talib, Pramila Jayapal, Don Beyer, Lloyd Doggett, Greg Casar, Ayanna Pressley, Delia Ramirez, Summer Lee, Ilhan Omar, Chuy Garcia, Nydia Velazquez, James McGovern, Chellie Pingree, Mark Pocan, Veronica Escobar, Paul Tonko, Becca Balint, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Hank Johnson, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Sara Jacobs, Jan Schakowsky, Lateefah Simon, Chris Deluzio, Gwen Moore, Mike Thompson, Yasmin Ansari, Bennie Thompson, Luis Correa, Betty McCollum, Marcy Kaptur, Mark DeSaulnier, Stephen Lynch, Andre Carson, Mary Gay Scanlon, Joaquin Castro, Maxwell Frost, Al Green, Debbie Dingell, Jamie Raskin, Melanie Stansbury, Sylvia Garcia, Leger Fernande, Diana DeGette.

Reps. Massie and Khanna both are stressing that only Congress has the power to declare war and engage in military action. The resolution would block Trump from engaging in or escalating conflict with Iran.

Trump’s action against Iran is expected to be unpopular, and now Congress will be on the spot to stop another potentially Middle Eastern war.

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