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Peter Welch on U.S. and Israeli Military Action Against Iran
Peter Welch · U.S. Senate, Vermont ·
Statement on U.S. and Israeli military action against Iran
“The United States Senate must immediately reconvene to take up the War Powers Resolution put forward by Senator Kaine and Senator Paul. Congress has a duty under Article I of the Constitution to be the branch that authorizes whether the United States will go to war.”
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Peter Welch on U.S. and Israeli Military Action Against Iran. Congress Receipts, https://congressreceipts.com/statements/welch-peter-iran-war-powers-2026/. Original source: U.S. Senator Peter Welch, Feb 28, 2026, https://www.welch.senate.gov/welch-statement-on-trumps-attack-on-iran/.
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