[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H4697]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   EXERCISING CONSTITUTIONAL SCRUTINY

  (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, this week we were horrified to learn of the 
death of four U.S. servicemembers in Jordan and Kuwait as a result of 
the ongoing war with Iran.
  The President and the Pentagon may dismiss these deaths as 
unfortunate consequences of war; however, I do not accept these 
catastrophic events as acceptable in any way, shape, or form.
  Someone must answer to the American people why soldiers serving at 
support bases neither in Iran nor the at the Strait of Hormuz are being 
exposed to enemy fire. Are there adequate defenses in place? If not, 
why? If so, why are they not working?
  If the entire Middle East is a battlefield, as a consequence of this 
President's war, then this administration has to be honest with the 
American people about the scale of the conflict we were led to believe 
was winding down.
  Mr. Speaker, I implore my colleagues on the other side of the aisle 
to join us in exercising constitutional scrutiny that our constituents 
demand on the many other excesses that have occurred during this 
current administration.

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