Kamlager-Dove Statement on Trump’s War Against Iran

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the Trump Administration's unilateral strikes in Iran:

"The self-proclaimed 'Peace President' just dragged the United States back into war in the Middle East. Despite rising inflation, ongoing nationwide job losses, and mounting questions about his health, Trump is launching a war against Iran without authorization from Congress and approval from the American people. This reckless decision risks further destabilizing a region still reeling from the aftermath of a brutal two-year war and jeopardizes the lives of 40,000 Americans and countless civilians across the region.

Let me be clear: the Iranian regime is among the world's worst human rights abusers. I unequivocally support the people of Iran in their fight for freedom and democracy. But Trump acting alone, without a clear motivation or sustained day-after plan, risks causing even greater harm to both them and to us.

If the administration came to Congress with a comprehensive strategy to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to support the Iranian people, many lawmakers on both sides of the aisle would be ready to listen. Instead, the president has offered no evidence of an imminent threat, no accounting of the potential costs, and has once again gone rogue-leaving Congress and the American people in the dark.

Americans do not want to send their sons and daughters into a war that has not been explained nor justified to them. Mike Johnson must reconvene the House immediately so we can vote on a war powers resolution to end hostilities with Iran, reassert Congress' constitutional authority, and ensure we do not repeat the mistakes of the past."

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