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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextMr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, yesterday an Ipsos poll found that fewer than one in four Americans think Trump's war in Iran has been worthwhile. And who can blame them? Every metric indicates that Donald Trump's handling of Operation Epic Fury has been an epic failure.
weeks. It is now day 47. And let's take stock of the 47 days into this historic blunder. Thirteen U.S. servicemembers have been killed. Thousands of civilians have been killed and injured across the region. The Strait of Hormuz is not only closed, it has become an Iranian cash cow. And Iran's control of the strait is greater today than before when Trump started the war.
even more radical than before the war. Americans, meanwhile, are shelling out more than $4 for a gallon of gas, on average.
Now Donald Trump says that gas prices “could be the same” or “a little higher” by November. Those are his words. Trump says gas prices “could be the same” or “a little higher” by November. Unbelievable.
Trump's No. 1 promise entering the White House was to bring inflation down, and now he is admitting his own war could drive gas prices up for much of the rest of the year. When Donald Trump admits his own war will drive gas prices up through November, you know there is trouble coming down the road for American motorists.
harder than beginning one. He would rather pick a fight with the Pope online than reckon with what is truly on the line right now: the lives of American servicemembers and the livelihood of American working families.
where are the Senate Republicans? Months into this war, still no hearings, no testimony, no clarity on how it will end. Don't the Republicans, when we are in war, don't they know their responsibility? I don't care if they are the same party. Don't they know they have a responsibility to get the facts out and let the American people know what is going on here? Because Trump isn't giving people any idea, but he still keeps changing his mind and his goals in the war, none of which he has achieved.
So where are Senate Republicans? The American people have a right to ask. Enough is enough. Trump may not understand how damaging his war has been to the American people. Republicans may be hiding from having hearings or asking questions, but Senate Democrats who know how damaging the war has been are asking a whole lot of questions.
That is why we will force a vote on another War Powers Resolution. This is the fourth since the war began. I thank Senator Tammy Duckworth for her work on this week's resolution. I thank Senators Kaine and Booker and other Members of our caucus for their continuing leadership on this crucial issue.
Republicans have voted against this resolution three times now. But as the war drags on for 47 days with no end in sight, they should join us on this resolution and end the war once and for all—and all the troubles it is bringing to Americans once and for all. It is 47 days already, where are you?
these resolutions every week until either this war ends or the Republicans get the courage to stand up to Donald Trump.