Trump called the vote “poorly timed and meaningless” and said it “just made my job more difficult,” as the Administration continues to try to negotiate a peace deal, which he said he will still get done “one way or the other, because I always get it done!”
Two Republican Senators, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania, missed the vote. They have historically voted against reining in Trump on Iran, and their absence facilitated the resolution’s passage. (McConnell’s office previously said that he won’t be voting this week after his recent hospitalization.)
Tuesday’s Senate vote marks the first time both legislative chambers have passed a concurrent resolution to limit Trump’s Iran war powers, but what happens next is still being debated.
The War Powers Resolution of 1973, which was passed in the wake of the Vietnam War to limit unilateral military action by the President, states that the President must withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities “if the Congress so directs by concurrent resolution.”
“Whatever happens with this, it’s going to have no effect,” Sen. Jim Risch, (R, Idaho), said on the Senate floor Tuesday, referencing the Supreme Court’s ruling.
Others, however, argue that Congress’ authority over declarations of war allows for the method. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D, N.Y.), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who sponsored the House war powers resolution, said in a statement that he will make sure that the Administration adheres to it: “Regardless of what President Trump says, this measure is binding under the War Powers Resolution, and I will explore all legal avenues to ensure the Executive complies with the will of Congress.”
A costly war
The Senate vote also comes as the Trump Administration seeks congressional approval for billions of dollars of Iran-related expenses, funding that has drawn scrutiny as many Americans continue to reel from the high costs of living raised by the war.
While the Pentagon had initially estimated the war to only cost around $11 billion during its first week, the war may have already cost about $40 billion, according to the D.C.-based thinktank Center for Strategic and International Studies.
But the Trump Administration’s peace negotiations with the Iranian government have also drawn skepticism from Congress, including some Republicans, who have argued that it gives Iranians an advantage. The terms of the two countries’ “memorandum of understanding” included waiving sanctions on Iranian oil and working toward setting up a $300 billion fund to rebuild Iran.
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