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A naval blockade is an act of war under international law. The president has no authority to impose one without congressional authorization. We will force a vote. The American people did not elect one man to decide unilaterally whether to blockade the world's most critical energy chokepoint.

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I don't understand how blockading the strait is somehow going to push the Iranians into opening it. The Strait of Hormuz was open before this war started. Gas in Virginia was $2.81 forty days ago and is over $4 now. Even if the president declares victory tomorrow, those high gas prices will be with us for months.

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The subpoena did not become null and void when Bondi was ousted. She must come before the Committee. If she doesn't, we must immediately hold her in contempt. The Department of Justice does not get to decide which lawful subpoenas former officials are required to honor.

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We are writing to express our serious concerns about Secretary Hegseth's statements regarding the abrupt dismissals of several Judge Advocate Generals and demand legal justification and documentation of the decision-making process.

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We will have this war powers vote within the next 48 hours or so, and every member of this body will do the most solemn thing any of us ever do — vote on whether the United States should be at war.

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Has President Trump learned nothing from decades of U.S. meddling in Iran? These strikes are a colossal mistake. Wars that aren't authorized by Congress don't have clear objectives.

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This is a deeply consequential decision that risks pulling the U.S. into a broader conflict.