Congressman DeSaulnier Statement on War Powers Resolution Vote

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives’ vote on a War Powers Resolution directing the President to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran (H.Con.Res. 38). The resolution failed to pass the House by a vote of 212-to-219.

“I was proud to vote “yes” on the War Powers Resolution to put a stop to President Trump’s illegal war on Iran for which he has offered no coherent strategy, goals, or endgame and which the American people overwhelmingly oppose. My vote was a reflection of the will of the American people who object to yet another forever war in the Middle East in pursuit of regime change, which in this instance has already led to the deaths of half a dozen American servicemembers and over 1,000 civilians as well as regional instability and the likelihood of an even more extreme and dangerous regime taking power.

We cannot continue to let the President act with impunity. Every time Republican leaders in Congress turn a blind eye and cede Congress’s authority, the President is emboldened and empowered to overstep his constitutional power. Today’s vote shows a continued disappointing and irresponsible failure of Republican leadership to follow the Constitution and put a stop to this reckless and corrupt president who only continues to descend into madness."