Washington, April 7 -- Congressman Pat Ryan issued the following press release:

Today, Congressman Pat Ryan and his fellow Democratic Veterans in the House of Representatives - including Representatives Ted Lieu, Chris Deluzio, Derek Tran, Jimmy Panetta, Seth Moulton, Eugene Vindman, Chrissy Houlahan, Salud Carbajal, Bobby Scott, Jason Crow, Maggie Goodlander, Mike Thompson, Herb Conaway, and Gil Cisneros - released the following statement:

"Words matter in times of peace, but especially in times of war. We served our country and are no strangers to war. What Trump threatened this morning - that 'a whole civilization will die tonight' - cannot be ignored, rationalized, or dismissed. It is not 'strategic posturing' to threaten to annihilat...