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

And I want to tell you something, not only is this news, that I've just heard...It is so grossly unconstitutional.

newsweek.com
Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Jun 22, 2025

Our city, this region, has not built nearly enough housing over the past 30 or so years—relative to job growth, relative to demand, relative to just people being born.

motherjones.com
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.

thenation.com
Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jun 22, 2025

All of you know that the only entity that can take this country to war is the U.S. Congress. The president does not have the right.

newsweek.com
Sean Casten
@seancasten· Democratic · IL· Jun 22, 2025

This is not about the merits of Iran's nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the U.S. without the approval of Congress.

commondreams.org
Sean Casten
@seancasten· Democratic · IL· Jun 22, 2025

This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.

huffpost.com
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.

huffpost.com
Mike Levin
@mikelevin· Democratic · CA· Jun 22, 2025

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

slate.com
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.

cbsnews.com
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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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Jun 22, 2025

President Trump has been consistent and clear that a nuclear-armed Iran will not be tolerated.

usatoday.com
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.

newsweek.com
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.

huffpost.com
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.

nypost.com
Jasmine Crockett
@jasminecrockett· Democratic · TX· Jun 22, 2025

Just because we don’t have the votes doesn’t mean that it’s OK to violate the Constitution, it’s OK to violate federal law, it’s OK to violate state law.

nbcnews.com
Jasmine Crockett
@jasminecrockett· Democratic · TX· Jun 22, 2025

And ultimately, when you head to the polls, you need to blame the Republicans, because the Republicans are the ones that decided to avoid their oath to the Constitution and swear their open loyalty to the man in the White House.

nbcnews.com
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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