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

The U.S. faces enormous problems here at home, which we must address. We cannot allow ourselves to be dragged into another Middle East war based on lies.

newsweek.com
Adam Smith
@adamsmith· Democratic · WA· Jun 22, 2025

Say what you want about Joe Biden, Joe Biden didn’t start any wars.

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Lois Frankel
@loisfrankel· Democratic · FL· Jun 22, 2025

The common complaint that we hear is, 'What are Democrats doing to fight back?' And she is. She’s a proven fighter.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Jun 22, 2025

The President's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers. He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely…

newsweek.com
Marjorie Taylor-Greene
@marjorietaylorgreene· Jun 22, 2025

There would not be bombs falling on the people of Israel if Netanyahu had not dropped bombs on the people of Iran first.

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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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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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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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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.

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

history suggests that you better be well aware of the fact that the best-case scenario almost never happens.

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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.

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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.

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.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Jun 22, 2025

The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers.

thenation.com
Thomas Massie
@thomasmassie· Republican · KY· Jun 22, 2025

We should have debated this war powers resolution that Ro Khanna and I offered.

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