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Josh Gottheimer: My ask, Mr. President, is brief the appropriate committees and do so regularly. Lay out the plan. Let us do our job as a…

On the recordMay 13, 2026
My ask, Mr. President, is brief the appropriate committees and do so regularly. Lay out the plan. Let us do our job as a co-equal branch of the government. This is too important not to. Again, as I said, I believe the Iranian regime should be crushed. It is not a question of that. It is a question about making sure we can do what we must do as elected officials of this branch of government.
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Josh Gottheimer
Democratic · New Jersey

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Addressing the need for congressional action regarding the Iranian regime.

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