Senator Curtis has commented on the War Powers Resolution that failed to pass in the Senate on Wednesday but which would have restricted President Trump’s further military action against Iran. Ahead of the vote, Senator Curtis stated, “It’s fair to say that we want the President to be able to respond to an imminent threat. We want the President to be able to cut off a threat before it becomes imminent. We want the President to have the ability to save American lives that may be taken hostage, and he has to use forces to do that. And we want Congress to declare war. Those frequently come into conflict, as they have here. So, I will say very clearly: Yes, I wish I would have been consulted. I wish my vote would have been asked for before this. But the President did act within his legal bounds to do what he has done. The vote that we’re taking this afternoon would simply say, ‘President, you must stop immediately what you’re doing.’ Well, imagine what that would do to our troops. Imagine how the families who lost their loved ones in this war would feel if we simply stopped and pulled away from what we’re doing.” Senator Curtis then said that for that reason, he would not vote in favor of the War Powers Act but that he wants the dialogue to continue about the balance between Congress, who has the power to declare war, and the President, who is the Commander-in-Chief. For Senator Curtis’ thoughts on the war powers vote, visit youtube.com/watch?v=sjMxKyNMVHM&feature=youtu.be.
