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Rep. Cuellar Supports War Powers Resolution Amid Trump Tensions

4/8/2026

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Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) now supports a war powers resolution.
Cuellar previously opposed constraints on President Donald Trump's war powers.
He shifted after President Donald Trump's rhetoric about Iran.
He emphasized careful language and the difference between strength and destruction.
He plans to back the resolution to reaffirm Congress's constitutional role, despite tensions with the Trump administration over a federal bribery case.

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Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) now supports a war powers resolution.
Cuellar previously opposed constraints on President Donald Trump's war powers.
He shifted after President Donald Trump's rhetoric about Iran.
He emphasized careful language and the difference between strength and destruction.
He plans to back the resolution to reaffirm Congress's constitutional role, despite tensions with the Trump administration over a federal bribery case.