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Here's Schumer, according to sources. bsky.app/profile/ms.n...

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NEW: Senator Chuck Schumer is calling for Congress to come back to Washington immediately and vote on a war powers resolution regarding Iran.  MS NOW's @alivitali.bsky.social reports.

I'm glad they're all pushing for a vote on the Khanna/Massie War Powers resolution. I think they should similarly get behind impeachment.

People say what's the point of impeachment? It'll fail. The War Powers resolution will possibly (probably?) fail as well, like the Venezuelan War Powers resolution. You push for both because both are required responses to the illegality we're facing.

Slotkin's statement on the other end of the spectrum. Doesn't explicitly call for a vote on the War Powers resolution - just says Trump "hasn't followed the Constitution" and "Congress should come back to Washington to debate these issues." bsky.app/profile/slot...

Senator Elissa Slotkin@slotkin.senate.gov

My statement on President Trump's Strikes on Iran:

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𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐊 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫…𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐊 𝐣𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬! 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐉𝐎𝐁…𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐉𝐎𝐁 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲. 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩…𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐄, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒. 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐉𝐎𝐁…𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩! 𝐞𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧, 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞…𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐘!! 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐉𝐎𝐁…𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩!!! 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐒!!

Harris's statement. Clearly anti-war - says even if Congress had approved this as constitutionally required, "that does not change the fact that this action is unwise, unjustified, and not supported by the American people." bsky.app/profile/kama...

Kamala Harris@kamalaharris.com

Donald Trump is dragging the United States into a war the American people do not want. Let me be clear: I am opposed to a regime-change war in Iran, and our troops are being put in harm’s way for the sake of Trump’s war of choice. Read my full statement:

Harris interestingly does not make a big deal of the need to vote on the War Powers resolution. Just concludes "Congress must use all available power to prevent [Trump] from further committing us to this conflict." Honestly, that might be STRONGER than just talking about the War Powers resolution...

𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐊 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫…𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐊 𝐣𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬! 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐉𝐎𝐁…𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐉𝐎𝐁 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲. 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩…𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐄, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒. 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐉𝐎𝐁…𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩! 𝐞𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧, 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞…𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐘!! 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐉𝐎𝐁…𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩!!! 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐒

...because Harris is saying the primary goal here is opposing this "war of choice." Schumer don't explicitly say that. A War Powers resolution vote could just lead to VALIDATING Trump's war - Harris is saying NO, the war is fucked up no matter what. I appreciate that!

Harris does NOT talk here about the fact that this war is injuring and killing Iranian civilians. I very much hope she adds that to her future statements. I also hope she elaborates on how Ds should oppose this war - cutting of funding? Impeachment? Please keep talking!