00:00The answer is that this is not about drugs, this is about regime change.
00:05And we also have the White House Chief of Staff on record saying that this is about regime change, it has nothing to do with drugs.
00:15I rise today in strong support of this resolution.
00:19I am proud to co-lead ranking member Meeks' effort and urge all of my colleagues to join us today
00:26in reasserting this body's constitutional authority on matters of war and peace.
00:32Because let's be perfectly clear, only Congress has the power to declare war.
00:39The Trump administration's military escalation in the Caribbean is not only reckless, it is blatantly illegal.
00:45We cannot allow this kind of dangerous overreach to go unchecked.
00:49Trump, a president who touts himself as a global peacemaker, has appointed himself as judge, jury, and executioner in the Western Hemisphere.
00:59This brutal military campaign, which has killed more than 90 people, further threatens a region that has already been destabilized by decades of U.S. intervention.
01:10And it risks driving us into further war in Venezuela.
01:16The American people across the political spectrum have been clear that they do not want to fight and fund another war.
01:24With this vote, every member of Congress has the chance to show the American people where they stand.
01:30Will they enable Trump's illegal lawmaking or will they stand on the side of the Constitution?
01:35Stand on the side of the Constitution and put an end to this unauthorized use of military force.
01:44I urge all of my colleagues to uphold the separation of powers and pass this resolution.
01:48The answer is that this is not about drugs. This is about regime change.
01:54And we also have the White House Chief of Staff on record saying that this is about regime change.
02:02It has nothing to do with drugs.
02:04I rise today in strong support of this resolution.
02:08I am proud to co-lead Ranking Member Meeks' effort and urge all of my colleagues to join us today in reasserting this body's constitutional authority on matters of war and peace.
02:21Because let's be perfectly clear, only Congress has the power to declare war.
02:28The Trump administration's military escalation in the Caribbean is not only reckless, it is blatantly illegal.
02:35We cannot allow this kind of dangerous overreach to go unchecked.
02:39Trump, a president who touts himself as a global peacemaker, has appointed himself as judge, jury, and excursioner in the Western Hemisphere.
02:48This brutal military campaign, which has killed more than 90 people, further threatens a region that has already been destabilized by decades of U.S. intervention.
02:59And it risks driving us into further war in Venezuela.
03:05The American people across the political spectrum have been clear that they do not want to fight and fund another war.
03:13With this vote, every member of Congress has the chance to show the American people where they stand.
03:19Will they enable Trump's illegal lawmaking, or will they stand on the side of the Constitution?
03:26Stand on the side of the Constitution and put an end to this unauthorized use of military force.
03:32I urge all of my colleagues to uphold the separation of powers and pass this resolution.
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