Massie-led push to handcuff Trump on Iran gets Jeffries' backing
A resolution led by Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., aimed at curbing President Donald Trump's war powers in Iran is getting the blessing of the House of...
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A resolution led by Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., aimed at curbing President Donald Trump's war powers in Iran is getting the blessing of the House of Representatives' top Democrat. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., released a statement alongside other Democratic leaders Thursday announcing that they will force a vote on Massie's resolution next week. "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. "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." KAINE WANTS TO REIN IN TRUMP’S WAR POWERS, BUT NEVER DID THE SAME FOR BIDEN, OBAMA Jeffries and other top Democrats argued that any military force against Iran would be illegal without approval from Capitol Hill. "We maintain that any such action would be unconstitutional without consultation with and authorization from Congress. Next week, every Member will have the opportunity to go on the record as to whether they support military action against Iran absent Congressional approval," they said. Massie cited Congress' war powers in the Constitution in unveiling the legislation earlier this month alongside Khanna. GOP MUTINY FORCES HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON TO DELAY VOTE ON KEY PIECE OF TRUMP’S AGENDA "Congress must vote on war according to our Constitution," he posted on X. "[Khanna] and I will be forcing that vote to happen in the House as soon as possible. I will vote to put America first, which means voting against more war in the Middle East." There are multiple mechanisms for forcing a vote over the will…