WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led nine senators in opening a new investigation into Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's role in weakening civilian harm prevention programs and the catastrophic civilian impacts of President Trump's war in Iran.
"The high human toll of this war reflects the administration's broader disregard for the strategic, legal, and moral imperative to minimize civilian harm," wrote the lawmakers. "We call on the administration to immediately end the war in Iran and fully restore Congressionally authorized programs and staffing to mitigate civilian harm."
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