Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) introduced a bipartisan war powers resolution on Dec. 1, directing the president to remove the U.S military from hostilities within or against Venezuela that Congress has not authorized.
“Donald Trump claimed he would put America first—instead he’s trying to drag us into an illegal war in Venezuela,” McGovern said in a Dec. 2 statement.
McGovern’s resolution was introduced under the War Powers Resolution of 1973. The measure is privileged and should receive consideration in the House, his office said.
The ranking member cited President Donald Trump’s potential action against Venezuela following the president’s declaration that the airspace “above and surrounding Venezuela” should be considered closed….
House Members Introduce Resolution Seeking to Block Military Action in Venezuela
