Debbie Lesko: “I thank the gentleman for yielding. First, I thank President Trump for making a decisive action to protect Americans.…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. First, I thank President Trump for making a decisive action to protect Americans. Thank you. The world now knows that Obama's appeasement strategy policies, including giving billions of dollars to Iran, are over. It didn't work. The world knows that when President Trump says we are not going to cross this red line, they know he means it. In Rules Committee last night and again today, I listened as my Democratic colleagues claim what this resolution is all about. They claim that it is about making sure Congress exerts its authority to approve future war against Iran. But that is not what this resolution does. In fact, let's read the title of this resolution. It says: ``Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran.'' It doesn't say anything about future war. We do not currently have U.S. Armed Forces engaged in hostilities in or against Iran. If Democrats are serious about making sure Congress has its say in declaring war, they would follow the statutory guidelines as described by Representative Cole. They are already in there. Go to the Foreign Affairs Committee. Instead, Democrats have chosen to short circuit the process yet again to achieve a partisan objective. As a member of the Rules Committee, I saw the language of the resolution 45 minutes before the Rules Committee started.…”