WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:
Today, the United States Senate voted 47-53 against a resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Iran that have not been authorized by Congress. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), who cosponsored the resolution and voted in favor of passage, gave the following statement:
"The President doesn't believe he is subject to constraints, but the Constitution and the law require Congressional approval for any broad-based military action.
"Today's vote is the first vote in holding the President accountable to those constraints and doing our duty under the Constitution, which says clearly that only Congress can declare war.
"The...