Washington, June 3 -- Rep. Becca Balint issued the following press release:
U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) today released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted 215-208 to pass a War Powers Resolution directing the President to end U.S. military involvement in Iran without explicit authorization from Congress. Four Republicans joined Democrats in the vote, marking a rare bipartisan rebuke of the administration.
"When I introduced a War Powers Resolution in April, it was because Congress cannot continue to sit on the sidelines while our country is dragged into an unauthorized war. Today's vote is a long-overdue step toward reasserting our constitutional authority and ending a conflict that has already c...