Whip Clark to GOP: Stand with Americans and Against Trump's War

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to urge passage of a bipartisan War Powers Resolution to prevent further hostilities in the Middle East without Congressional approval. Below is a transcript of her remarks:

"Donald Trump has taken America to war. Without authorization. Without explanation. Without a strategy or an exit plan.

"Six brave service members have already given the ultimate sacrifice. Others have been wounded. And Americans are stranded across the region.

"And what do we hear from our Commander-in-Chief? He shrugs and says: That's the way it is - and how 'bout that ballroom?

"The American people do not want their sons and daughters shipped to another war in the Middle East, when they don't even know what the mission is. They want a country where their children can do better and reach higher than their parents did. Where they don't just survive but can actually get ahead. Where a doctor's appointment is not a luxury.

"And what are they getting instead? Republicans have been raiding their health care, their Social Security, their veterans' benefits - all to enrich the billionaire class. Illegal tariffs jacking up prices. Secret police murdering Americans in the street. A corrupt DOJ that covers for pedophiles while denying their victims justice.

"But today? Today, you can stand with Americans who are entitled to know what the objective of this war is. What the cost will be.

"They deserve to know the sacrifice will not just fall on working and military families but will be shared by the wealthy and the powerful.

"Today, you can join us in telling the president that the Constitution is not just a suggestion. That our country belongs to its people - to the American people. And that the power to declare war belongs to the people's representatives. And that 250 years later, whatever Donald Trump may think, America still has no kings."

To watch the full speech, click HERE.

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