U.S. House to vote this week to limit Trump's military actions on Iran:
Pelosi
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[January 09, 2020]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of
Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the House would
vote on a resolution intended to limit President Donald Trump's military
actions regarding Iran, stating that concerns about the administration's
strategy and decisions were not addressed in a briefing with lawmakers.
Pelosi said on Monday the House would vote on a war powers resolution,
but did not provide many details on its timing then.
The resolution will likely sail through the House of Representatives,
where the Democrats hold the majority, but its passage in the Senate,
controlled by Trump's fellow Republicans, is less assured.
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"Today, to honor our duty to keep the American people safe, the House
will move forward with a War Powers Resolution to limit the President's
military actions regarding Iran," Pelosi said in a statement.
"This resolution, which will be led by Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin,
will go to the Rules Committee this evening and will be brought to the
Floor tomorrow," she added.
Trump said in remarks earlier on Wednesday that the United States did
not necessarily need to respond militarily to Iranian missile attacks on
military bases in Iraq that host U.S. troops.
The comments stood in contrast to his fiery rhetoric in previous days.
On Saturday, he threatened to destroy Iranian cultural sites, before
backtracking and saying he would obey international law on the issue.
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U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks about the
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The overnight strikes in Iraq were in retaliation for the U.S.
killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani last week.
“Members of Congress have serious, urgent concerns about the
Administration’s decision to engage in hostilities against Iran and
about its lack of strategy moving forward," Pelosi said. Our
concerns were not addressed by the President’s insufficient War
Powers Act notification and by the Administration’s briefing today."
(Reporting by Makini Brice; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)
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