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Republican lawmaker pushes measure to block US involvement in Iran-Israel conflict
From CNN’s Sarah Ferris
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie said Monday he would lead a push in the Republican-led House of Representatives to prohibit US involvement in the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.
Massie, who is fiercely opposed to US intervention in any foreign wars, wrote on X that he would introduce a bipartisan War Powers Resolution on Tuesday.
“This is not our war. But if it were, Congress must decide such matters according to our Constitution,” Massie
wrote on X. “I’m introducing a bipartisan War Powers Resolution tomorrow to prohibit our involvement. I invite all members of Congress to cosponsor this resolution.”
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia on Monday introduced his own war powers resolution aimed at keeping US forces from involvement in Israel-Iran conflict. Kaine’s measure is considered privileged, a special status that means Kaine can force a vote on the measure on the Senate floor.
It’s unlikely that House Republican leaders would bring Massie’s resolution to the floor. When the Democratic-led House took up a
similar measure aiming to rein in presidential authority to use military action against Iran without congressional approval in 2020, only a handful of Republicans supported it, including Massie.