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Veteran to Kelly, Gallego: End war in Iran

VetsFWD director: Ciscomani chose Trump over Arizona servicemembers in House vote on war powers resolution

OPINION — On June 3, the Republican-held U.S. House of Representatives voted 215 to 208 to end the war with Iran. The war powers resolution passed with four Republicans voting with Democrats.

Arizona Congressional District 6 Rep. Juan Ciscomani was not one of them.

The U.S. Constitution explicitly grants the power to declare war to Congress, not the executive branch. By voting against this resolution, Ciscomani chose to surrender that legislative authority to the White House — to Trump.

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