Kaine, Schiff, & Gallego Announce Vote on Cuba War Powers Resolution Today

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced that the Senate will vote today on their War Powers Resolution to block the use of U.S. forces in unauthorized hostilities against Cuba. President Donald Trump has already ordered an illegal military blockade of Cuba that is causing a man-made humanitarian crisis on the island, and he continues to threaten direct military action. While speaking at a conference in Miami in March, President Trump stated that "Cuba's next."

"Americans want President Trump to focus on lowering costs, but all he seems to be interested in is sending our sons and daughters into war to topple foreign governments-with no clear strategy or benefit to the U.S.," said Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees. "Nicolás Maduro and Ali Khamenei may be out of the picture, but their regimes are still largely in place, 13 U.S. servicemembers and thousands of civilians have lost their lives, and gas prices are soaring. The last thing we need is another illegal regime change attempt in Cuba. Today, the Senate will have the opportunity to say no to another costly and unnecessary war that's not in Americans' best interest."

"The American people have spoken loud and clear that they do not want any more costly wars of choice that skyrocket prices at home," said Schiff. "But Donald Trump has bypassed Congress's sole authority to declare war with attacks on Iran and Venezuela. The president's saber rattling toward Cuba makes clear where his sights are next. Congress must make its voice heard, or we risk involvement in another risky war of choice and losing our constitutionally granted authorities forever."

"Trump, Rubio, and the rest of the war hawks in the administration will continue to involve the US in more foreign wars," said Gallego. "As if the disaster of the Iran War and the resulting spike in oil prices weren't enough, Trump is threatening to intervene in Cuba as well. The American people want nothing to do with it-they want lower prices, good health care, and affordable homes, not a new war to satisfy neoconservatives in South Florida."

Full text of the resolution is available here.

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