Washington, March 6 -- Congresswoman Joyce Beatty issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement regarding her vote on the War Powers Resolution that would restrain Trump's power in the Middle East and Iran:
"Yesterday, I voted YES to the War Powers Resolution, to reign in Trump's unfettered action in Iran. While the resolution did not pass the House, I am committed to reigning in President Trump's foreign policy overreach. Our Constitution is clear: only Congress has the power to declare war."
"Iran has employed authoritarian, anti-democratic practices that have severely oppressed the Iranian people. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led a regime that consistently op...