[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 107 (Thursday, June 25, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H4250]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                    UNNECESSARY WARS IN MIDDLE EAST

  (Mr. MAGAZINER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, my whole life, politicians have been 
sending other people's kids to fight and die in unnecessary wars in the 
Middle East, and we are no better off for it.
  In the 6 months since the unnecessary war in Iran began, over a dozen 
U.S. servicemembers have lost their lives. Countless civilians have 
been killed, including over 100 children bombed in their school. Tens 
of billions of tax dollars have been wasted, and gas prices are through 
the roof.
  What do we have to show for it?
  Iran still controls the strait. There are no guarantees for 
inspections of nuclear sites, and there are no guarantees that Iran 
will stop funding terror.
  That is no surprise because the President's negotiating team is made 
up of his relatives and his real estate buddies, not seasoned 
negotiators. So here is what we need to do: Put real negotiators at the 
table. Work with our allies instead of constantly insulting them, and 
then we, as a Congress, need to use our authority to prevent this 
President and any President from getting us into more unnecessary wars.
  The people have had enough.

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