"Today every senator, every single one, will pick a side: Do you stand with the American people who are exhausted of forever wars in the Middle East? Or stand with Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth as they bumble us headfirst into another war?"
"We can't afford to hide under a desk and let any president, Democrat or Republican, send our best and brightest, our own kids, into war to risk their lives unless we have debated it, we have determined it is in the national interest, we have voted and thereby put our signature and our thumb print on the notion that it's worth sending our best and brightest to risk their lives."
The U.S. Senate voted on a War Powers Resolution aimed at ending military action against Iran, but the measure failed to pass with only 47 votes in favor and 53 opposed, largely split along party lines. One Republican, Sen. Rand Paul, crossed party lines to support the resolution, while one Democrat, Sen. John Fetterman, voted against it. Democratic senators framed the vote as essential for preventing President Trump from waging war without constitutional congressional approval and as a way to demonstrate to voters their positions on Middle East military involvement. Sen. Tim Kaine, the resolution's author, emphasized the importance of congressional debate and approval before risking American lives in military conflicts.
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