Washington, DC -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after Speaker Johnson postponed a vote on his Iran War Powers Resolution:

“The House was poised today to pass a War Powers Resolution with bipartisan support and send an unambiguous message to Donald Trump on behalf of the American people: it’s time to end this deeply unpopular war of choice in Iran. Instead of allowing that vote, Speaker Johnson and House Republicans did what they always do: skirt the system, shirk their constitutional duties, and play cover for the president.

"Let’s be clear: Republicans pulled this vote because they knew they were going to lose it. They know this war is a political and strategic disaster. They know that as Americans head into Memorial Day weekend paying over 4.50 a gallon at the pump, they cannot go home and explain they voted to keep this war going. So instead of casting that vote, they ran from it.

"This is not over. When the House returns, Republicans will have no choice but to take this vote. Democrats will not stop fighting until Congress reasserts its constitutional authority and this war is brought to an end." 

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