Committed to continue working to prevent presidents of either party from starting wars without robust congressional debate and authorization, the basis for his repeated Iran war powers resolutions.
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Derived from a tracked promise: “Committed to continue working to prevent presidents of either party from starting wars without robust congressional debate and authorization…”
Sources
- Office of U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (kaine.senate.gov)https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-senate-vote-on-his-war-powers-resolution-on-iran ↗
“I will continue to do all I can to keep presidents of any party from starting wars without robust public debate by Congress.”