wrote on X<\/a>:<\/p>\n\u201cI am opposed to this War.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not \u2018America First.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen Congress reconvenes, I will work with @RepRoKhanna to force a Congressional vote on war with Iran. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe Constitution requires a vote, and your Representative needs to be on record as opposing or supporting this war.<\/p>\n
U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY 8th), the leader of the minority party in the house, issued this statement:<\/p>\n
\u201cOvernight, Donald Trump announced the start of massive and ongoing military operations against Iran. The framers of the United States Constitution gave Congress the sole power to declare war as the branch of government closest to the American people. <\/p>\n
\u201cIran is a bad actor and must be aggressively confronted for its human rights violations, nuclear ambitions, support of terrorism and the threat it poses to our allies like Israel and Jordan in the region. However, absent exigent circumstances, the Trump administration must seek authorization for the preemptive use of military force that constitutes an act of war. <\/p>\n
\u201cDonald Trump failed to seek Congressional authorization prior to striking Iran. Instead, the President\u2019s decision to abandon diplomacy and launch a massive military attack has left American troops vulnerable to Iran\u2019s retaliatory actions. We pray for the safety of the men and women of the U.S. military as they have been put into harm\u2019s way in a dangerous theater of war. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf Iran\u2019s nuclear program was \u201ccompletely and totally obliterated\u201d by the military strikes in June 2025, as Donald Trump boldly proclaimed, there should be no need to strike them now. Equally troublesome, the advancement of security and stability in the Middle East requires more than military might, as we painfully discovered in several failed wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Trump administration must explain itself to the American people and Congress immediately, provide an ironclad justification for this act of war, clearly define the national security objective and articulate a plan to avoid another costly, prolonged military quagmire in the Middle East. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe War Powers Resolution introduced by Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie demands that President Trump remove U.S. forces from hostilities in Iran absent Congressional authorization. House Democrats remain committed to compelling a vote on this resolution upon our return.\u201d<\/p>\n
Information from the Associated Press included in this story.<\/p>\n
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