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Maria Cantwell on Congress's Role in Iran Military Action
Maria Cantwell · U.S. Senate, Washington ·
Statement regarding ongoing U.S. military action in Iran
“The Congress must demand that the President seek our Constitutionally required approval if he intends to engage in a protracted conflict.”
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Maria Cantwell on Congress's Role in Iran Military Action. Congress Receipts, https://congressreceipts.com/statements/cantwell-iran-war-powers-2026/. Original source: U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Mar 2, 2026, https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cantwell-statement-on-us-strikes-on-iran.
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Richard Blumenthal on U.S. Military Action in Iran
“War must always be a last resort and never a first choice. The Trump Administration seems to be engaging in a war of choice that rejects opportunities for diplomacy.”
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Sheldon Whitehouse on U.S. Strikes Against Iran
“It’s time to follow the Constitution, which gives the War Power to Congress to declare, precisely because of dangers from an unhinged executive starting a ‘Wag the Dog’ war.”
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Catherine Cortez Masto on Her Iran War Powers Vote
“President Trump should not be bypassing Congress and the American public to spend our tax dollars and sacrifice American lives on a war with no clear objective, end game, or...”
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Susan Collins on U.S. Airstrikes in Iran
“Sustained combat operations require full engagement with Congress. There are important questions that will be discussed in the Senate’s classified briefings with Administration...”
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Angela Alsobrooks on Her Iran War Powers Vote
“That’s why I voted for Senator Kaine’s War Powers resolution to end this war. The Constitution is clear: the power to declare war belongs to Congress.”
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Cindy Hyde-Smith on Her Iran War Powers Vote
“I voted against the resolution because President Trump, like presidents before him, has the authority under the War Powers Act to take military action to address threats to our...”
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