Duckworth Reacts to Congress Passing War Powers Concurrent Resolution to Rein in Trump's Illegal War Against Iran

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)-a member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees-issued the following statement after the Senate voted 50-48 in support of a War Powers Concurrent Resolution to rein in President Donald Trump's illegal war against Iran:

"I've been saying this from the start: this illegal war should've never happened.

"Donald Trump promised the American people no more wars and lower costs. Instead, families are suffering through a disastrous war that killed 14 servicemembers, burned through at least $35 billion, drove costs through the roof and emboldened our adversaries. America is less safe and worse off-and Senate Republicans' vote today does not wash their hands of the damage already done.

"This response from the American people's elected representatives should've never taken this long-and it should've been unanimous. The will of the people is clear: Congress cannot allow Trump's incompetence to continue hurting families, endangering our national security and humiliating our nation."

Duckworth has been an outspoken critic of Trump's illegal, needless war in Iran since it began. Last week, the Senator voted against committee passage of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after SASC Republicans blocked her amendments to hold Trump accountable for his illegal war. She is one of the Senate Six-the original group of Senators who have been forcing votes on War Powers Resolutions that would cease hostilities in Iran, which Republicans have shamefully blocked eight times prior to today's tenth vote.

Ahead of the Senate's vote on her own War Powers resolution in April, Duckworth gave impassioned remarks drawing on her personal experience serving in our nation's last war of choice in the Middle East, imploring Republicans to remember their oaths and vote to help rein in this unhinged President-which they did not.

Senate Democrats have forced numerous votes to end Trump's illegal war, and Republicans instead voted to rubberstamp it on 8 separate occasions:

1. On March 4^th, Republicans blocked Senator Kaine's (D-VA) resolution 47-53.
2. On March 18^th, Republicans blocked Senator Booker's (D-NJ) resolution 47-53.
3. On March 24^th, Republicans blocked Senator Murphy's (D-CT) resolution 47-53.
4. On April 15^th, Republicans blocked Senator Duckworth's (D-IL) resolution 47-52.
5. On April 22^nd, Republicans blocked Senator Baldwin's (D-WI) resolution 46-51.
6. On April 29th, Republicans blocked Senator Schiff's (D-CA) resolution 47-50.
7. On May 13^th, Republicans blocked Senator Merkley's (D-WA) resolution 49-50.
8. On June 23^rd, Republicans blocked Senator Warnock's (D-GA) resolution 47-48.

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