[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 149 (Thursday, September 11, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H4253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    VENEZUELA, FTOS, AND WAR POWERS

  (Ms. OMAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. OMAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to denounce the Trump 
administration's reckless and illegal escalation in the Caribbean.
  More than a week after the attack, we have not gotten any clarity 
whatsoever on the legal authority they relied on to conduct the strike.
  Let me be clear: There is no conceivable legal justification. It was 
not self-defense, and it was not authorized by Congress.
  That is why I am introducing a resolution to terminate hostilities 
against Venezuela and against the transnational criminal organizations 
that the administration has designated as terrorists this year.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues, regardless of their party 
or ideology, to join me in this effort. All of us should agree that the 
separation of powers is crucial to our democracy and that Congress has 
to fight for its own power.

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