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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextMr. SCHUMER. On Iran, Donald Trump and members of his administration have referred to the fighting in Iran as a “skirmish,” a “mini- war”, a “little excursion,” a “blip” and most recently “a love tap.” Let's call the ongoing hostilities with Iran for what they are— a war.
War Powers Act, which means the hostilities must cease unless Trump gets authorization from Congress.
The war is over? Bunk, poppycock, craziness to even say it, but Trump says anything that enters his head which he thinks will please him in the moment—even if he gets himself in trouble by the end of the day.
And to this war, there is still no end in sight. Just today, the most recent round of negotiations with Iran fell apart. Trump keeps digging himself into a deeper and deeper hole.
Meanwhile, Americans are now paying over $4.50 for a gallon of gas. Families need real relief at the pump, and Senate Democrats will support real action to lower costs, but let's not pretend $0.18 of gas tax relief per gallon makes up for the damage Trump created with this war. Mr. President, $0.18 cents isn't $1.50, which is how much the price of gas has gone up since this war started.
to put out the fire he started—the massive fire he started—when he launched this war.
The best way to lower costs is to end this illegal war. Trump could end this war tomorrow and prices would plummet by far more than $0.18 a gallon.
60-day clock ran out. It is time to do something about it, so Democrats are forcing a seventh vote on our War Powers Resolution this week to withdraw United States troops from hostilities with Iran.
servicemembers safe, lowering Americans' costs, they need to support the War Powers Resolution and end this war.
bear the blame for Trump's war. Not a skirmish, not a blip, not an excursion—it is a war.
I yield the floor.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The minority whip.