[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 42 (Thursday, March 5, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H2453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





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          CURB PRESIDENT TRUMP'S USE OF MILITARY FORCE IN IRAN

  (Ms. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with grave concerns about 
President Trump's unwarranted and unconstitutional war of choice on 
Iran.
  Only Congress has the authority to declare war. The President does 
not have the power to send our Nation to war unilaterally.
  We are now in an escalating conflict that the American people do not 
want and that Congress did not authorize.
  Senior Trump administration officials have failed to provide 
significant evidence of an imminent threat to justify this attack, and 
there is no consensus on when it will end.
  What is their plan to prevent further loss of American 
servicemembers? What will stop our country from being pulled into 
another protracted conflict in the Middle East? How much will it cost?
  This is why I just voted for a War Powers Resolution to curb 
President Trump's use of military force in Iran and protect American 
lives.

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