[rad-green] Reps. Ilhan Omar and Barbara Lee Announce War Powers Resolution To Prevent War With Iran

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*Reps. Ilhan Omar and Barbara Lee Announce War Powers Resolution To Prevent
War With Iran*

January 5, 2020
Press Release

*WASHINGTON*—Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Barbara Lee today announced a War
Powers Resolution in the United States House of Representatives to direct
the removal of the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran
that have not been authorized by Congress. The resolution is a companion to
a War Powers Resolution authored by Sen. Tim Kaine in the Senate.

“‪Let’s not mince words: the assassination of Qasem Soleimani was an act of
war undertaken without Congressional authorization, in violation of the
Constitution of the United States of America. Following the assassination,
thousands of additional troops were sent to the Middle East in one of the
largest rapid deployments seen in decades. This follows years of
saber-rattling and threats of war against Iran by President Trump and his
accomplices. We in Congress must exercise our Constitutional duty—and do
everything in our power to stop another disastrous war. ” Rep. Omar said.

“For far too long, Congress has been missing in action on matters of war
and peace,” said Rep. Lee. “Make no mistake: the assassination of Qasem
Soleimani places us on the brink of war with Iran. Trump’s reckless
military actions, without Congressional approval or authorization, have
caused this crisis. We have been down this dangerous path before in Iraq,
and we cannot afford another ill-advised, destructive, and costly war in
the Middle East. It’s past time for Congress to reassert our Constitutional
authority and return to diplomacy with Iran and our allies.”

The resolution underscores that Congress has the sole power to declare war,
as laid out in the Constitution. The resolution requires that any
hostilities with Iran must be explicitly authorized by a declaration of war
or specific authorization for use of military force, but does not prevent
the United States from defending itself from imminent attack. The
resolution will force a public debate and vote in Congress as intended by
the framers of the Constitution to determine whether United States forces
should be engaged in these hostilities.

Rep. Omar is a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where she
serves on the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Since being
elected to Congress, she has been a leading advocate for peace and
diplomacy and against war with Iran. In July, she introduced and passed an
amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act requires reporting on
financial costs and national security benefits for overseas military
operations. In October, she authored an op-ed in the Washington Post
warning of the violent consequences of the Trump Administration’s
counterproductive sanctions regime against Iran.

Congresswoman Barbara Lee is a senior member of the Budget and
Appropriations Committees, serving as Vice Chair of the State and Foreign
Operations Appropriations subcommittee. She is a member of House Democratic
leadership, serving as co-chair of the Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee. Congresswoman Lee was the sole vote against the 2001 AUMF, and
has long been an advocate for ending the United States’ prolonged military
conflicts around the world. For the past 18 years, she has consistently
worked to repeal both the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs and restore Congress’s
constitutional authority on matters of war and peace. She is the sponsor of
H.R. 2456, legislation to repeal the 2002 Iraq War AUMF.

You can view the text of the original resolution here
<https://www.scribd.com/document/441619806/Kaine-Files-War-Powers-Resolution-To-Prevent-War-With-Iran>
.

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