Washington, March 5 -- Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. issued the following press release:
"I voted for the War Powers Resolution today because the Constitution is clear: only Congress can declare war.
"I believed that in 2002 when I voted against the authorization for the Iraq War (https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2002/roll455.xml), and I believe it just as strongly today. Back then, the drums of war were deafening and the pressure in Washington was immense. The founders made this power explicit for a reason: decisions about war belong to the representatives of the American people, not to one person in the Oval Office acting on instinct or impulse.
"Now we are watching the same reckless playbook unfold again. President Trump is spending billi...