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Press Release

December 19, 2007

Rep. Susan Davis Asserts Congressional Authority on Iran War Rhetoric

WASHINGTON – Following recent war rhetoric against Iran, Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-CA) moved to block a war with Iran unless approved by Congress.  Davis signed on as a cosponsor to House Joint Resolution 64 introduced by Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI).  The joint resolution clarifies that prior acts of Congress have not given the President the authority to wage war on Iran.

“Congress has the constitutional authority to authorize war with Iran,” said Rep. Davis, Chairwoman of the Military Personnel Subcommittee.  “The President’s perceived rush toward the possibility of military conflict with Iran highlights the executive’s inability to find real solutions when it comes to Iran.  We must exhaust every economic and diplomatic opportunity before even considering a military response.”

H.J. Res. 64 states “that the use of force against Iran is not authorized by the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, any resolution previously adopted, or any other provision of law.”

In May, Davis voted for an amendment to the defense authorization bill that would prohibit the use of funding for a war on Iran.  The amendment was rejected by the House of Representatives by a vote of 202 to 216.

Davis took the House floor in the November to urge the President to “take the moral high ground and deal with Iran through international pressure, not unilateral action.”

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