[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1845-S1846]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                  IRAN

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, last week, in Nevada, Donald Trump said 
``the war in Iran is going along swimmingly . . . it's perfect.'' From 
Trump, again: ``The war in Iran is going along swimmingly.''
  The truth is that the Trump administration is barely treading water, 
caught in the riptide of its own incompetence. Donald Trump has become 
so frustrated by his inability to end his own war of choice that he 
warned yesterday that ``lots of bombs will start going off'' if his 
cease-fire expires tomorrow. He also repeated his threat ``to knock out 
every single powerplant and every single bridge in Iran.'' That would 
constitute a war crime.
  Trump has backed himself in a corner, and he knows it. Thirteen 
American servicemembers have been killed, hundreds of others wounded. 
Gas is over $4 a gallon and won't be coming down anytime soon.
  Only one in four Americans--only one in four Americans--thinks 
Trump's war has been worthwhile, and Trump's approval rating has sunk 
to its lowest point on record.
  And Trump says everything is ``perfect.'' What planet is he on?
  It is absurd. It is an insult to the American people.
  And Senate Republicans have backed Trump up the entire way. Four 
times now, Senate Republicans have voted against our War Powers 
Resolution, and they have surrendered one of Congress' most important 
responsibilities under the Constitution to Donald Trump.
  Senate Democrats will force a fifth vote on our War Powers Resolution 
tomorrow, and we will continue to force votes every week this 
catastrophe continues.
  Make no mistake, every time Senate Republicans continue voting 
against our resolution, they tie themselves more tightly to this failed 
war policy and this failed President. Republicans can try to duck and 
dodge responsibility all they want, but unless Republicans join us on 
our resolution, they

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will go down with Donald Trump's ship.

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