Chris Van Hollen

This is the same kind of delusional thinking that sucked the United States into endless wars in the past.

The Iranian regime may not care about that resolution, but we should care, and the Constitution requires that we care.

We may disagree about whether this is a good idea or a bad idea, but we should not disagree that that is what the Constitution requires, and that is what our oath requires.

The Constitution entrusted that solemn responsibility to the Congress, where the elected representatives could openly debate and vote on those questions before any President sent our sons and daughters to fight and die in foreign lands.

We urge this administration to take concrete actions to prevent such mass atrocities in El Obeid, including by ceasing certain U.S. arms sales to the UAE and other external actors that are fueling this war.

When we invest in opportunities for education, workforce training, and supportive housing, we invest in the long-term success of our communities.

In my view, neither of these other agencies or departments have the expertise to really be able to handle their piece of this.

Instead of unifying to celebrate our many strengths and celebrating the diversity of our servicemembers, the Trump Administration and Secretary Hegseth are focused on undermining women in our military.

We should not simply allow this war to go on without an up or down votes on an authorization to use military force.

When you're digging yourself a hole, the first thing you should do is stop digging.

We must make better choices, and we cannot allow the past to repeat itself.

The Constitution is unambiguous. This is not a close call.

If our Republican colleagues have the strength of their convictions, they should bring an authorization to use military force in Iran to this floor.

We should care about the Constitution of the United States of America, because the framers of our Constitution deliberately vested the power to declare war in Congress.

We urge you to immediately rescind any guidance suggesting that State will no longer honor the transfer of $2 billion to CDC and commit to upholding this long-standing transfer that keeps Americans safe.

We write to express our deep frustration that the Department of the Treasury is "not at present" planning to move forward with the long-standing effort to place Harriet Tubman on the twenty-dollar bill.

Now, an estimated 500,000 civilians are at risk in El Obeid, including many who have sought shelter there after fleeing RSF attacks across the Kordofan region.

What occurred in El Fasher is a stark warning of what could unfold in El Obeid and across Sudan if this administration—and the international community—continues this current pattern of inaction.

We have already witnessed what happens when the international community fails to heed warnings of RSF atrocities.

The United States must use the leverage and influence at our disposal to prevent further atrocities in El Obeid and help bring this brutal war in Sudan to an end.

We write with alarm regarding the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) impending siege of the city of El Obeid in Sudan, which threatens a repeat of the mass atrocities and bloodshed that occurred in El Fasher this past October.

We need to change the status quo in all of the best ways.

Voters don’t vote for a convicted felon unless they’re really frustrated with the way things are.

We write with significant concern regarding the reorganization of the Rural Development mission area at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

We urge our Republican colleagues to stand with Democrats and assert Congress’s authority as a separate branch of the federal government.