The measure now goes to the White House, where Trump is expected to veto it. The president has said it would undermine U.S. security and 'show weakness.'
"The American people don't want war with Iran. The Congress has not authorized war with Iran. That should be crystal clear," Rep. Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said during the House debate.
The Trump administration and its Republican allies said the measure was unnecessary and would undermine Trump's ability to respond to Iranian aggression. "Iran and its proxies are watching right now as we spin our wheels," McCaul said."And what they see ... a divided America that does not fully support the ability of our commander in chief to adequately respond to threats against Americans."a statement threatening a veto
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