Sen. Bernie Sanders says both Iraq War and Vietnam War we’re based on lies, likens them to potential conflict with #Iran #NexstarDC
Sanders flanked by a number is Senators and House members, supporting measures in both chambers to strip Presidents authority to launch military strikes on #Iran w/out Congressional approval #NexstarDC
“Now is the time for us to once again come together and make certain the president will not have one penny to spend on war in #Iran unless there is congressional approval.” -@BernieSanders #NexstarDC
“Read the constitution!” - @SenatorLeahy yelled at the podium, criticizing the idea that Senators shouldn’t be allowed to publicly debate whether strikes on #Iran are appropriate, a prompt they got during classified briefing yesterday #NexstarDc
“We’re not gonna send your sons and daughters to war unless Congress acts.” -@ChrisVanHollen #nexstarDc
Senator Gillibrand @SenGillibrand says President’s strike in Iraq has made America less safe, Iraqi gov says expelling America troops may mean a resurgence of ISIS. #NexstarDC
@SenatorLeahy Leahy goin in... Here it is on vid. Not gonna lie, this caught me off guard. I (and I'm pretty sure Gillibrand too) definitely jumped a little when he made his point. #NexstarDC
@SenGillibrand Part of my interview with @RoKhanna, (D) California. He put forth a measure to strip funding for any offensive military strike on #Iran w/out congress authorizing it first. #NexstarDC @kron4news
@SenGillibrand @RoKhanna @kron4news "This is a meaningless vote that only sends the wrong message, that the House Democrats would rather stand with the Socialist base than stand against #Iran." -@GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy on #WarPowersResolution to limit POTUS' ability to strike Iran w/out Congress #NexstarDC @kget
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