“We had the votes to pass it today. Every Democrat was on board, we had the sufficient number of Republicans on board,” said Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, who sponsored the resolution and serves as the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
According to Meeks, the vote “procedurally” must happen when lawmakers return after the Memorial Day recess in early June.
The delay has drawn fierce criticism from Democrats.
“For nearly three months, Donald Trump has forced America and our men and women in uniform into a reckless and costly war of choice in Iran,” they said in a joint statement.
“Republicans cowardly pulled a scheduled vote on a war powers resolution—legislation that would have passed with bipartisan support and required the President to end the conflict in the Middle East,” added the Democratic leaders.
“Speaker Johnson just cancelled a vote on the Iran war powers resolution because he knows a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives would have voted to end President Trump's illegal war in Iran,” argued Rep. Betty McCollum of Minnesota. “The Speaker's cowardly decision is a complete failure of leadership.”
“Congress cannot be a rubber stamp as President Trump drags us deeper into an illegal war in Iran with no end in sight. Our troops and our country deserve better,” said Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois.
But that unyielding support has since wavered amid growing concerns over the cost of the Iran war and upset from the general public over how the Trump Administration is handling the economy.
Earlier this week, the Senate voted to advance a separate war powers resolution after four Republican Senators joined Democrats in backing the measure.
Cassidy, who was ousted days before in a competitive Republican primary after Trump endorsed a rival candidate, said that “the Administration provides clarity, no congressional authorization or extension can be justified.”
Amid struggling approval ratings, Trump paused “a planned military attack” on Iran earlier this week, citing he was holding back at the request of Gulf leaders.
At present, Washington and Tehran remain at an impasse with peace talks stalled.
Meanwhile, the Iran war is growing increasingly unpopular with Americans amid a worsening global energy crisis caused by the continued disruption of the Strait, which has driven up gas prices across the U.S.
Similarly, a New York Times/Siena poll conducted May 11-15 found that 65% of American respondents said they somewhat or strongly disapproved of the way Trump has handled the war in Iran.
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