NEW: Speaker Pelosi says House will soon vote on war powers resolution regarding Iran: 'We are concerned that the admin. took this action without the consultation of Congress and without respect for Congress’s war powers granted to it by the Constitution.'
"As Members of Congress, our first responsibility is to keep the American people safe," she continued."For this reason, we are concerned that the Administration took this action without the consultation of Congress and without respect for Congress’s war powers granted to it by the Constitution."Saul Loeb / AFP - Getty Images file
She said the resolution that will soon be voted on in the House is similar to one introduced in the Senate by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. "It reasserts Congress’s long-established oversight responsibilities by mandating that if no further Congressional action is taken, the Administration’s military hostilities with regard to Iran cease within 30 days," she said., Trump ordered an airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and other officials near the Baghdad airport. Soleimani's death came days after rioters sought to storm the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad and a U.S.
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