[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7719]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              ONLY CONGRESS CAN AUTHORIZE WAR AGAINST IRAN

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, President Trump said that the U.S. is 
``locked and loaded'' and ready to launch an attack against Iran in 
retaliation for attacks on Saudi oil facilities that Houthi rebels in 
Yemen have claimed responsibility for.
  Let's be clear, Mr. Speaker, this Congress has not--and let me 
emphasize, has not--authorized any kind of military operation against 
Iran. Nevertheless, the President is beating the drums of war to 
distract Americans from the truth.
  What happened in Saudi Arabia is a logical outcome of failing to 
negotiate an end to Yemen's civil war. It is a logical outcome of the 
President's blind support for Saudi Arabia against the will of 
Congress.
  It is time for cooler heads to prevail. It is time to end U.S. 
support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. It is time to end the failed 
maximum pressure campaign against Iran. It is time to remind this 
President that the Constitution gives Congress the right to declare 
war, not him.

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