Upper Peninsula Congressman Jack Bergman gave the following statement Thursday night after a vote in the U.S. House waa held on a move to prevent President Trump from ordering miltary action against Iran without first getting permission from Congress. The resolution passed, 224-194, mostly along party lines, with most Democrats in favor, and most Republicans, including Bergman, opposed.
“I voted against H. Con. Res. 83, the House Democrats’ dangerous War Powers Resolution. As it’s merely a resolution, this type of legislation is never presented to the President and therefore holds no force or effect of law. The Democrats are clearly not serious, and this purely political resolution is just another attempt to weaken President Trump and ultimately weaken America.
“Attempting to tie the Administration’s hands at this time is dangerous, and Democrats publicly projecting to our adversaries that we won’t use force puts Americans at risk and endangers the safety of the United States and our allies.”
