Massie-led push to handcuff Trump on Iran gets Jeffries' backing
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Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democrats will force a vote on the Khanna-Massie resolution, requiring Trump to seek congressional approval for force in Iran.
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"As soon as Congress reconvenes next week, we will compel a vote of the full House of Representatives on the bipartisan Khanna-Massie War Powers resolution," the joint statement read. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
"This legislation would require the President to come to Congress to make the case for using military force against Iran. The Iranian regime is brutal and destabilizing, seen most recently in the killing of thousands of protesters. However, undertaking a war of choice in the Middle East, without a full understanding of all the attendant risks to our servicemembers and to escalation, is reckless."
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