Press Releases

“Beginning with deadly and unjustified boat attacks, the President has now recklessly escalated to military action, endangering American lives without any legitimate national security rationale. 

Trump’s justification for this aggression continues to be lacking. If he was truly concerned about drug trafficking, he wouldn’t have pardoned a drug trafficker who helped bring thousands of pounds of cocaine into the United States. The other rationale he has offered relates to private property rights, which is even more troubling. 

And I am deeply troubled by the President again skirting Congress, this time to invade and now attempt to run a country, at the expense of our brave service members and apparently, the taxpayer.

The Speaker needs to call us back to Washington now. Congress is a co-equal branch of government and cannot be a bystander as America again tries regime change and another nation building misadventure.

Republicans in Congress must join us in checking this President and reasserting our constitutional authority."