Washington, April 7 -- Rep. John B. Larson issued the following press release:
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Trump said, 'a whole civilization will die tonight (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/07/trump-us-iran-war-threat/)' in reference to the Iranian people.
"Congress must come back immediately to end Trump's illegal war in Iran," said Larson. "These threats are reprehensible and beyond the pale. Congress cannot let any leader assert that he is above the Constitution. Article I makes it clear that he must come before Congress to authorize acts of war. Threatening to obliterate a country is clearly an act of war! We must take action urgently in response to these threats. I join Lead...