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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jun 23, 2025

no president should be allowed to unilaterally march this nation into something as consequential as war.

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Raul Ruiz
@raulruiz· Democratic · CA· Jun 23, 2025

How does that happen under your leadership, sir?

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Mike Lawler
@mikelawler· Republican · NY· Jun 22, 2025

I fully supported Israel’s move to strike Iran, and fully support the deployment of US air assets to finish the job.

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Matt Gaetz
@mattgaetz· Republican · FL· Jun 22, 2025

President Trump basically wants this to be like the Soleimani strike - one and done. No regime change war.

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Rob Garcia
@robgarcia· Democratic · KS· Jun 22, 2025

There's still an election tomorrow ... and so we're going to run through the tape.

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Mike Levin
@mikelevin· Democratic · CA· Jun 22, 2025

This mission was never going to fail under this commander in chief.

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Ro Khanna
@rokhanna· Democratic · CA· Jun 22, 2025

The tragedy in this country is that we keep entering these overseas wars. We triumphantly declare the mission is accomplished the day after.

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Jerry Nadler
@jerrynadler· Democratic · NY· Jun 22, 2025

The President’s decision to bomb Iran was grossly unconstitutional, since only Congress has the power to declare war.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jun 22, 2025

Any unilateral attack on Iran without congressional approval would be unconstitutional.

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Jun 22, 2025

Leaders in Congress were aware of the urgency of this situation and the Commander-in-Chief evaluated that the imminent danger outweighed the time it would take for Congress to act.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Jun 22, 2025

President Trump sending U.S. troops to bomb Iran without the consent of Congress is a blatant violation of our Constitution. The American people do not want another forever war.

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Jun 22, 2025

President Trump misled the country about his intentions, failed to seek congressional authorization for the use of military force and risks American entanglement in a potentially disastrous war in the Middle East.

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Kweisi Mfume
@kweisimfume· Democratic · MD· Jun 22, 2025

I think I’m one of the right persons. I don’t think that anybody is the this or the that, but … I’ve been standing up to him since he’s been in office.

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Jun 22, 2025

It is impossible to know at this stage whether this operation accomplished its objectives.

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Jun 22, 2025

We also don’t know if this will lead to further escalation in the region and attacks against our forces.

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Jun 22, 2025

The military operations in Iran should serve as a clear reminder to our adversaries and allies that President Trump means what he says.

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Ro Khanna
@rokhanna· Democratic · CA· Jun 22, 2025

We need to pass Thomas Massie and my war powers resolution to make it clear that we're not going to get further entrenched into the Middle East.

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