Rep. Engel Issues Floor Remarks on War Powers Resolution
January 10, 2020
January 10, 2020
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following floor remarks on Jan. 9 on the war powers resolution (H.Con.Res. 83) to terminate any engagement of U.S. Armed Forces in hostilities against Iran:
"We're here this afternoon so that this body can exercise one of its most important constitutional responsibilities--deciding whether or not this country will wage war... whether or not we'll check an executiv . . .
"We're here this afternoon so that this body can exercise one of its most important constitutional responsibilities--deciding whether or not this country will wage war... whether or not we'll check an executiv . . .