“Congress must make it clear that the United States will not be dragged into Netanyahu’s war of choice,” Sanders said.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders late Monday led the introduction of a bill that would prevent the Trump administration from using federal funds for a military attack on Iran without explicit authorization from Congress, as Israel’s unlawful assault on the country continued for the fifth consecutive day.
“Netanyahu’s reckless and illegal attacks violate international law and risk igniting a regional war,” Sanders (I-Vt.) said in a statement. “Congress must make it clear that the United States will not be dragged into Netanyahu’s war of choice.”
“Our Founding Fathers entrusted the power of war and peace exclusively to the people’s elected representatives in Congress,” the senator added, “and it is imperative that we make clear that the president has no authority to embark on another costly war without explicit authorization by Congress.”
Seven Democratic senators — Peter Welch (Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Jeff Merkley (Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (Md.), Ed Markey (Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), and Tina Smith (Minn.) — joined Sanders in introducing the legislation, which is titled the No War Against Iran Act.
