Kaine Statement on Trump Iran Temper Tantrum

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement after tonight's vote on an Iran War Powers Resolution:

"After both Republican-majority Houses took the historic step of voting that additional war against Iran is illegal without congressional authorization, President Trump came to the Capitol and tried to browbeat Republican senators for upholding their oaths of office. To appease his temper tantrum, Republicans agreed to defeat a superfluous motion to proceed to a separate War Powers Resolution currently pending before the Senate. The vote is of no consequence and does not undo the expressed position of Congress that further war against Iran is illegal unless Congress votes for it."

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