{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS737", "2026-03-02", 119, 2, null, null, "WAR POWERS RESOLUTION", "SENATE", "SENATE", "ALLOTHER", "S737", "S738", "[{\"name\": \"Tammy Baldwin\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "172 Cong. Rec. S737", "Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)]\n[Senate]\n[Pages S737-S738]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                         WAR POWERS RESOLUTION\n\n  Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of my\ncolleague from Virginia Senator Kaine's resolution prohibiting the\nUnited States from continuing this illegal war in Iran.\n  I want to start with the basic premise that I think we can all agree\non: We are here to represent the people of our States and their\ndesires. Wisconsinites have been unequivocal that they do not want\nanother foreign war. I agree with them, and for a while, it seemed\nDonald Trump did too. The President promised not to get into more\nforeign wars, but the President broke that promise and has gone all in\non war with Iran. The consequences are dire. Six American\nservicemembers are now dead. My heart absolutely breaks for their\nparents, their siblings, their children, their spouses, and their\ncommunities. Thousands of Americans in uniform who are stationed in the\nregion are at risk because of the President's reckless and illegal war.\n  And what does the President have to say? He says that it is likely\nmore Americans are going to die. He said that is just the way it is. He\nsaid that. The President's callous response shows his disregard for the\nmen and women he is supposed to lead.\n  Our Constitution is crystal clear: If our country is going to war,\nCongress needs to vote on it.\n  In 2002, Congress debated the war in Iraq, and I opposed it. I\nbelieved the Bush administration dangerously underestimated the\npotential consequences and did not have a clear path forward after the\ninitial military operation. I was right. As a result, thousands of\nbrave service men and women died, taxpayers paid billions of dollars,\nand we got ourselves into a yearslong war in the Middle East.\n  I have the same concerns today. I fully agree that Iran's regime is a\ndangerous and murderous one and can't be allowed to obtain a nuclear\nweapon, but how we deal with them and keep America safe matters.\nDiplomacy--the hard work of peacefully negotiating--is the answer, not\nwar. That is exactly why I supported the 2015 deal that kept Iran from\ngetting a nuclear weapon, but President Trump ripped that deal up and\nallowed Iran's nuclear program to flourish.\n  Wisconsinites see exactly what this President is doing, and they do\nnot support it. They want President Trump to live up to his promises\nand to address their kitchen-table issues and concerns, not pull our\ncountry into another foreign war.\n\n[[Page S738]]\n\n  I yield the floor.\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Illinois.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS737"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 5.37038897164166, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}