WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Tim Kaine issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) slammed the Senate's failure to pass their bipartisan War Powers Resolution that would have stopped President Donald Trump's illegal, unnecessary war with Iran and ensured any U.S. participation in hostilities against Iran be explicitly authorized by Congress. It would not have prevented the U.S. from defending itself or Israel from an Iranian attack.
"No one is disputing that Iran has been a bad actor. But the civilian leadership of our country owes it to our servicemembers and their families that we will only send them into harm's way if it is absolutely...