War powers

“Require Congress to approve use of military force”

“We need Congress to step up to the plate. I’m going to support a war powers resolution this week that makes it clear that it’s the American people, through their elected representatives, that should be making decisions about when we go to war.”

“Pappas is fighting to rein in Trump’s reckless war in Iran and repeatedly voted to reassert Congress’s authority to oversee and approve the deployment of U.S. military power abroad.”

“As information continues to emerge about the situation in Venezuela, we know one thing is true: nobody wants another unjustified, unconstitutional war that Congress didn’t approve. Iowans are tired of never ending wars.”

“He is also the lead Democratic sponsor on bipartisan legislation to protect Iowa National Guardsmen from being sent into active combat unless Congress has declared war and from being sent into another state without the permission of the governor of that state.”

“We need Congress to step up to the plate. I’m going to support a war powers resolution this week that makes it clear that it’s the American people, through their elected representatives, that should be making decisions about when we go to war.”

“Pappas is fighting to rein in Trump’s reckless war in Iran and repeatedly voted to reassert Congress’s authority to oversee and approve the deployment of U.S. military power abroad.”

“I’m working to pass a War Powers Resolution under the War Powers Act to constrain the ability of Donald Trump to continue this reckless war of choice in the Middle East that has a huge cost associated with it.”

“Pappas is fighting to rein in Trump’s reckless war in Iran and repeatedly voted to reassert Congress’s authority to oversee and approve the deployment of U.S. military power abroad.”