Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on President Trump’s Address Amid Escalating Conflict with Iran

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement in response to President Trump's address:

"From the start, the goals of this war have changed, the strategy remains unclear and it has only exacerbated the cost-of-living crisis for everyday Americans. President Trump owes the American people an explanation as to why we are fighting this war. We did not get that tonight. It is increasingly clear that this reckless war has not made us stronger and the ever-changing goals have not been met. Instead, 13 U.S. service members are dead. Tens of thousands more are in harm's way. Thousands of civilians across the region have been killed or injured. U.S. embassies, military bases and businesses have been attacked, critical infrastructure across the region has been destroyed and the Strait of Hormuz is closed. We are, sadly, not safer nor more prosperous as a country for having waged this war.

"Administration officials, including Secretary Rubio, must come before Congress and answer the questions that went unanswered tonight."

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