Pelosi says House will introduce 'War Power Resolution' aimed to limit Trump's Iran military action

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces the House will introduce and vote on a 'War Powers Resolution to limit the President's military actions regarding Iran'

Washington House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday sent a letter to Democratic members of Congress announcing the House will introduce and vote on a"War Powers Resolution to limit the President's military actions regarding Iran" amid rising tension.

The resolution, Pelosi writes,"reasserts Congress's long-established oversight responsibilities by mandating that if no further Congressional action is taken, the Administration's military hostilities with regard to Iran cease within 30 days."The letter comes as the US is deploying thousands of additional troops to the Middle East following the airstrike that killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.

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