Melanie Stansbury: “as a cosponsor of this War Powers Resolution, this debate is making me…”

On the recordApril 16, 2026

as a cosponsor of this War Powers Resolution, this debate is making me sick: the lies and colleagues who are so weak that they won't enforce the Constitution to rein in a President who is clearly out of control. As we sit here, thousands of civilians are dead; 13 servicemembers have been killed; hundreds have been injured with brain injuries, whose lives will never be the same; millions of people have been displaced; and our American bases have been bombed. For what? Having been led into an illegal war by a madman who is attacking the Pope, threatening war crimes, implicated in the Epstein files, and who can't explain why we were there or what happens the day after, that is why it is time to end this war, to stand with our troops, and to stand with the American people. Mr. Speaker, we must pass this resolution and end this war now.

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Melanie Stansbury

Democratic · New Mexico

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the War Powers Resolution and the consequences of ongoing military actions.

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Melanie Stansbury: “as a cosponsor of this War Powers Resolution, this debate is making me sick: the lies and colleagues who are so weak…”

Editor's note · Context