Iran

Floor Speech

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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, on the Iran war, once again the ongoing fighting in Iran has blown holes in Trump's claim that victory is at hand. Over the weekend, Trump said he is ``in no hurry to end the war in Iran.''

No hurry? Tell that to our troops who are in harm's way every second this war continues, including those who were fired upon in Kuwait just this morning. Tell that to their families.

Really, no hurry? I will tell you who is in a hurry for this blunder to end: the American people who are getting crushed by record gas prices at the pump. They are in a hurry.

Trump has proven over and over again that he is incapable of getting our country out of this mess. Congress needs to step up.

Democrats and a handful of Republicans came together before Memorial Day to advance a War Powers Resolution to withdraw our troops from hostility with Iran. We will not stop forcing votes to end this war until this disastrous war is over once and for all.

Trump and his allies in the Senate may not see the urgency of ending this war, but Democrats and the American people do.

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