“This isn’t about advancing the needs of the nation. It isn’t about helping people. It’s not about protecting Americans. None of that is true. It’s about slowing down the Senate, throwing instruments into the gears. All to try to create theater. Not to help protect our troops, not to help protect our people, not to make the world safer.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today slammed Senate Democrats for filing five new War Powers Act Resolutions. Democrats are using these resolutions as a partisan tool to target President Donald J. Trump and slow down the Senate Republican agenda. 

Click HERE to watch Senator Barrasso’s remarks.

Sen. Barrasso’s remarks:

“I come to the Floor today having just heard the Minority Leader talk about the fact that the Democrats have now filed five new War Powers Acts. Let’s talk about that Act and what it all means and what the Democrats are trying to do here.

“The War Powers Act was enacted in 1973. It was first used by the Democrats. They first used it in 2018. So, it sat for 45 years not being used, and then they use it against President Trump in his first term.

“There have been a total of 11 times the War Powers resolutions have been offered. Eight of them were from Senator Kaine and Senator Sanders – all aimed at President Trump. We defeated one of these last week.

“So, now they come out and they’ve introduced five more. And one of the Senate Democrats’ loudest complainers about everything said that it is ‘basically symbolic.’ It’s just symbolic what they’re doing. These are show votes.

“We know the record of the Democrats.

“You know how many they introduced when Obama was president? Zero. You know how many they introduced when Biden was president? Zero. Because when a Democrat is president, Democrats forget about the War Powers Act, ignore it completely.

“So, what’s behind this charade and what the Democrats are doing? Well, let me quote Senator Tim Kaine, the Senator from Virginia, who was the vice-presidential nominee when Hillary Clinton ran for president. Because it’s all about trying to control the Senate Floor time. This is what Senator Kaine said earlier this year. He said, ‘Flood the Senate calendar with privileged motions where I’m taking the Floor time away from the Republican Party.’

“That’s what this is all about. This isn’t about advancing the needs of the nation. It isn’t about helping people. It’s not about protecting Americans. None of that is true. It’s about slowing down the Senate, throwing instruments into the gears. All to try to create theater. Not to help protect our troops, not to help protect our people, not to make the world safer. Not at all. That’s what this is all about. Their hand has been shown.”

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