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Senators comment on Iran war powers resolution as House prepares vote

(5 Mar 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++BEGINS AND ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++ ++BLACK FRAMES SEPARATE SOUNDBITES++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington - 5 March 2026 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Rick Scott, (R) Florida: “I’m very appreciative that what our military is doing to continue to control the airspace in Iran. We continue to pray that we don't lose any more servicemen and women. My heart goes out to the people we did lose. One of them's a Floridian, Cody Khork, my heart goes out to his family, but all the families that lost their loved ones. So. But, I think the president's doing the right thing. And thank God for our military.” ++BLACK FRAMES++ 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Rick Scott, (R) Florida: “Whether you believe the War Powers Act is constitutional or not, the president has followed through. He's briefed Congress. He's given the Gang of Eight. He did a large group, had classified briefings, so the president's followed that. So no, the president's doing what he should be doing. But, in fact, if he didn't do this, I think it would be a dereliction of duty. When you know that Iran's trying to create a nuclear weapon to destroy Americans, and they've been killing Americans for 40 years, right, this president is actually saving lives. So he's doing the right thing.” ++BLACK FRAMES++ 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Lindsey Graham, (R) South Carolina: “We shouldn't declare war. There's no reason… When you declare war, you affect insurance. You know why we've declared war five times in the history of the country? Because it has a legal significance to it. We've been in an undeclared state of war with Iran since 1979. Seldom do we declare war, and we don't need to declare war here. We need to end this terrorist regime. You don't need congressional authorization. I said that for Biden. I said that for Obama. I said that for Clinton. I have been a military lawyer all my adult life. This debate is ridiculous. To suggest, constitutionally, you cannot use the military as commander in chief unless Congress authorizes it is flipping the Constitution on its head. The president can't put us in a state of war. A long time ago, they said they want that decision to be made by Congress, by a lot of people, not a single person. That doesn't mean the military cannot be used by the commander in chief. If you don't like a military conflict as a member of Congress, cut off the funding.” ++BLACK FRAMES++ 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Richard Blumenthal, (D) Connecticut: “We're at war. But that's no excuse for violating the Constitution. We need to be safe abroad and our national security protected. But we also need to be safe at home from the kind of brutality and masked thugs that are barging into homes and assaulting people on streets and neighborhoods. There's no reason we can't fight a war, in this case, a war that seems to be one of choice, without clear choices of strategy or objectives but at the same time make our streets safe from illegality, assaults, brutality on the part of the government violating Fourth Amendment rights.” ++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++ STORYLINE: Senate Republicans voted down an effort Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy. The legislation, known as a war powers resolution, failed on a 47-53 vote tally. Some senators are reacting to the outcome as the House prepares to vote Thursday. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) offered a different view: “We're at war. But that's no excuse for violating the Constitution,” said Blumenthal. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...